- The End of an Era? Downwinders and the Radiation Exposure Compensation . . .
Residents in Yavapai County, including Prescott, were among the people affected by the radiated winds The federal government assured the population there was no danger from the radioactive
- Downwinders - Wikipedia
Downwinders were individuals and communities, in the United States, in the intermountain West between the Cascade and Rocky Mountain ranges primarily in Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah but also in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who were exposed to radioactive contamination or nuclear fallout from atmospheric or underground nuclear weapons
- Arizonas downwinders, exposed to Cold War nuclear testing, fight for . . .
Mohave County, Arizona, residents are fighting to be compensated by the federal government as "downwinders," those who lived near the Nevada Test Site when atomic tests were being performed
- Nuclear Testing and the Downwinders - History to Go
In the 1990s, people in Iron County believed that those who lived there in the 1950s were guinea pigs and victims, like the sheep They have adopted the appellation “downwinders,” signifying they lived “downwind” of atomic tests
- As Oppenheimer is celebrated, Arizonans await atomic testing . . .
Residents of Coconico, Navajo, Yavapai, Apache and Gila counties or the "part of Arizona that is north of the Grand Canyon" were eligible The intrigue: The act left out most of Mohave County, the county that borders Nevada
- Nevada Test Site Downwinders - Nuclear Museum
Due to American atmospheric nuclear testing, Downwinder communities also exist throughout the Marshall Islands The Nevada Test Site Downwinders are individuals living in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah who were exposed to radiation from atmospheric nuclear tests
- Survival Sagas: Tularosa Basin’s Heroes - Downwinder
Despite all they have been through, the residents of the Tularosa Basin have shown incredible strength They formed groups to advocate for their rights and share their stories Their efforts helped shine a light on the suffering of Downwinders® and the lasting harm caused by nuclear testing
- 64 years after nuclear tests, some downwinders still wait for . . .
But a group of downwinders in Arizona wants more than just a commemorative holiday – they have been pushing Congress for more than a decade to compensate them for the health woes they say are linked to the tests
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