Living near Coldwater Creek-a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis that was polluted by nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb-in childhood in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s ...

Residents of Venice, Madison and Granite City are still waiting for inclusion in a fund for people with illnesses tied radiation exposure from Manhattan Project-era nuclear bomb production.

While it served as a monumental win for Missouri residents who’ve long argued for their inclusion in a federal compensation program for radiation exposure, the Metro East didn’t make it in the latest ...

After decades of fighting, advocates for those who faced radiation exposure in Arizona and elsewhere are getting a big win through President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill.

A provision shepherded by U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley allows Missouri residents affected by nuclear waste contamination to seek compensation.

The reconciliation law signed by President Donald Trump last week will provide greater compensation to more victims of radiation exposure from America’s nuclear weapons programs through 2028 ...

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is closer to being reauthorized and expanded after being included in a Senate spending package. RECA provides payments to individuals affected by ...

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) is closer to being reauthorized and expanded after being included in a Senate spending package. RECA provides payments to individuals affected by ...

Local organizers happy to see RECA included in Big Beautiful Bill, but acknowledge that there is still more work to do in the future.

Residents from 10 counties in southern Utah were initially eligible for compensation, but the Senate spending bill would expand to cover downwinders across the state.

A key provision of the bill expands the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), broadening eligibility to compensate St. Louis-area victims of radioactive waste.

The federal government’s program that gives payments to people sickened by nuclear weapons testing or uranium mining and milling — including in South Dakota — is one step closer to being ...