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An Ohio Town Grapples with Tearing Down a…

April 28, 2021 | The Wall Street Journal By Kris Maher Photos by Andrew Spear PIKETON, Ohio—Through the trees around her home, Elizabeth Lamerson can see part of the 70-year-old…

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Advisory Board to NIOSH Holds Virtual Meeting

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health held a virtual meeting on April 14-15, 2021. The highly anticipated item on the agenda was the discussion on whether the petition…

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History in Focus: The Atomic Age

In November of 1953, a small Cessna 179 piloted by Russell Cutter, a geologist for Arrowhead Uranium Corporation, flew in low over the area just north of Lay and Mabyell.…

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Learn About DEEOIC’s Medical Benefit Coverage

The Department of Labor’s Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) will hold a webinar to discuss medical benefits. April 21, 2021 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET You can…

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April Meetings: Agendas for the ABRWH and the…

Both the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH), which advises the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker…

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Read What’s New Around the EEOICPA Program

Below are the latest developments from the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP) world. Office of the Ombudsman While the office itself has been open since Mr. Malcolm Nelson…