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Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
Advisory Board Sets Meetings

The Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) has established four subcommittees to address various aspects…

Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
New Advisory Board to Hold First Meeting

The U.S. Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, has announced the establishment of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness…

Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
U.S. DOL Extends Public Comment Period on EEOICPA…

The Department of Labor (DOL) has reopened the comment period for a proposed set of rule changes for the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA). The comment period…

Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
U.S. Senators Urge DOL To Delay New EEOICPA…

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander, R-TN and Tom Udall, D-NM, have urged the Department of Labor (DOL) to delay at least 72 new provisions that will make it…

Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
Adjudication Process for EEOICPA Examined

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), recently published a report on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) decision-making process for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act…

Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
Uranium Mine and Mill Workers are Dying, Nobody…

In this article, Joseph Sorrentino illustrates the negative consequences of uranium mining on miners’ health that have come to light only years later. Uranium mining and milling was a part…

Close-up view of several large, white marble columns with fluted shafts and wide bases, likely part of a classical government or institutional building such as a dol district office.
CWP Recognizes National Downwinders Day

Today, January 27th, marks the National Downwinders Day. This day brings to attention those who have become ill as a result of exposure to radioactive fallout from nuclear testing…