radiation

Not many people know the world's first detonation of an atomic bomb was on U.S. soil. While the damage in Japan has been well documented, the story of New Mexico downwinders and the health effects from the Trinity Test fallout is relatively unknown.

Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar joined with members of the New Mexico congressional delegation to call on voters to put more pressure on Republican House leaders to revive the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act expired on Friday, June 7, leaving many people who were affected by nuclear testing and research in the West without a way to get monetary support for their suffering. Supports of the act are still fighting for expansion of the act and trying to find other ways to revive the program.

The June 10 expiration deadline for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is fast approaching. Utah members of the downwinder community say a “last ditch effort” is underway to save the program.

U.S. support for nuclear power is the highest it's been in a decade. And there are a number of proposals for new plants in our region. That could mean an uptick in domestic uranium mining.

The panel that used to set Utah’s radiation control policies held its final meeting on Tuesday. And, as its last official act, the Utah Radiation Control…

State Senators are expected to take up a bill later this week to merge the agencies that oversee radiation and waste disposal. Doctors and other medical…

The Utah Department of Environmental Quality is planning to consolidate two state agencies to improve efficiency.Utah’s Radiation Control Division…

The US Department of Labor is holding town hall meetings in Moab this week to help uranium workers who may be eligible for compensation and medical…