New Mexico state agencies offer downwinders help applying for federal benefits

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 506

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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New Mexicans exposed to radiation from the 1945 nuclear Trinity test and uranium mining can now seek help from various state agencies to apply for newly-available federal benefits.

New Mexico chaptered Senate Memorial 27 on Feb. 25, just days after the measure unanimously passed the chamber in the recent legislative session. Memorials, which declare a formal position, do not require the governor’s signature.

The memorial “recognizes the harm experienced by New Mexico downwinders, uranium …

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