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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: NM Downwinders: The Long Wait for Acknowledgment & Compensation is Over
Description: Tina Cordova, the president and co-founder of the Tularosa Basin Downwinders, has advocated for decades for those who were exposed to radiation during and after the Trinity Test — the first-ever detonation of a nuclear bomb. Host Nash Jones speaks with Cordova about her life's work: pushing for reparations for New Mexico victims, and what the newly revived Radiation Exposure Compensation Act includes. Podcast Host: Lou DiVizioNMiF Show Host: Nash JonesGuest: Tina Cordova, Co-founder, Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium Â