The U.S. Senate has passed Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill that would provide compensation to St. Louis-area radiation victims. The measure would extend the existing Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to the year 2029 and include victims in Missouri, Alaska,...
Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley is threatening to oppose the National Defense Authorization Act if it does not include compensation for St. Louis-area radiation victims. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is the spending bill that includes the budgets for...
Records obtained by three media outlets show that the federal government and private companies ignored and downplayed the threat of radioactive contamination in the St. Louis area for nearly 75 years. According to the Missouri Independent, MuckRock, and the Associated...