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Rally for Radiation Exposure Compensation Reauthorization Act (RECA)
Cronkite News: Congress poised to reauthorize radiation compensation program (July 2, 2025)
Almost 30 million tons of uranium ore was extracted from the Navajo Nation between 1944 and 1986, causing health problems for those affected.
U.S. Capitol
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation rallies at U.S. Capitol for radiation compensation (September 24, 2024)
Survivors of nuclear testing and uranium mines are ramping up pressure on Congress to reauthorize a federal compensation program that expired in June.
Nevada Test Site
Cronkite News: Navajo Nation bears long-term impacts of nuclear testing (July 8, 2024)
A federal program to compensate people exposed to fallout from U.S. nuclear testing expired, leaving countless Navajo Nation residents in limbo.
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