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Federal benefits for people in the West exposed to radiation during the Cold War are set to expire next year. But recent amendments under consideration in Congress would extend the program and broaden eligibility.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing a push to expand a U.S. compensation program for people who were exposed to radiation following uranium mining…

The Navajo Nation Council is pushing for the renewal of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, slated to expire next year. The program currently…

Slick Roads, Snowfall To Continue In High-Elevation RegionsContinuing snowfall is predicted today for higher elevations areas in northern Arizona.…

The president of the Navajo Nation and New Mexico residents who live downwind from the site of the world’s first atomic blast are among those seeking…

Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton is urging House leadership to expand compensation for victims of radiation exposure in the Southwest in a future COVID-19…

Atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and other diseases than the federal…

A bill in the U.S. Senate would expand compensation for those sickened by Cold War-era nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius…

An Arizona congressman wants to expand benefits to some Southwestern residents who suffered health problems from nuclear weapons testing during the Cold…

Many Southwesterners sickened by Cold War nuclear weapons testing were excluded from a 1990 federal compensation program. Now the U.S. House has approved…