Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Runs Out

New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)

This week on the podcast, Lou DiVizio updates the status of the federal Radiation Exposure Compensation Act which came to an end late last week.

Then, Source New Mexico reporter Danielle Prokop asks U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., about his efforts to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to cover New Mexico.

For context on the efforts to extend and expand RECA, we included a 2021 interview between Russell Contreras and Tina Cordova from the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium. Cordova has been fighting for compensation for New Mexicans for decades.

Finally on the show, we break down last week's primary elections with Dr. Timothy Krebs, chair of UNM's Political Science Department. Lou DiVizio asks Krebs to consider why two high-profile district attorney races went well for the incumbents, and whether big wins for progressive Democrats will shape the governor's approach to her policy agenda.

Host: Lou DiVizio

Segments:

Sen. Ben Ray Luján on Expanding RECA

Correspondent: Danielle Prokop

Guest: Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-NM

Tularosa Downwinders Try Again (2021)

Correspondent: Russell Contreras

Guest: Tina Cordova, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium

NM Primary 2024 Election Results

Correspondent: Lou DiVizio

Guest: Dr. Timothy Krebs, Chair, UNM Department of Political Science

For More Information:

Time’s run out for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act - Source NM

RECA faces sunset June 10 while its future remains in limbo – Source New Mexico

New Mexican voters pick new blood to represent them in Santa Fe – Source New Mexico

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