Opinion: My siblings and I are likely victims of Nevada nuclear weapons testing. It’s time for Congress to step up.
Cesium 137 is a radioactive by-product of nuclear explosions that can travel anywhere in the body, concentrating inside cells by mimicking potassium. It releases beta particles and gamma radiation that can cause skin burns. But whenThe authors said, “This leads us to conclude that doses to the public from the testing could also have been higher than earlier thought.”a plethora of toxic heavy metals in the furnace filters of homes in Salt Lake, Weber and Davis Counties.
Fist pumping Sen. Josh Hawley, , is as much of a MAGA conservative as Utah’s congressional delegation. It is no small outrage that he is the one leading the effort to expand RECA benefits, while none of Utah’s senators and representatives are even willing to vote for it, including Sen. Romney.