Salt Lake Tribune · Oct 16, 2019
Western governors want nuclear testing compensation expanded, including in Utah
(AP file photo) A mushroom cloud develops from the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, N.M., on July 16, 1945. The Western Governors' Association said Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and other diseases than the federal government recognizes. Boise, Idaho • Atmospheric nuclear weapons testing exposed more states and more people to radiation fallout and resulting cancers and other diseases than the federal government currently recognizes, Western governors said.