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We encourage you to attend the Public Comment Period from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. MDT on August 23rd. See the full meeting agenda. Time/Location: Wednesday,…

In this newsletter: Looking For LANL/Sandia, Ventron or Dayton Project Workers Meet the CWP Advisory Committee Member: Larry Martinez Upcoming Town Halls and Resource Fairs The National Quilt Experience Event…

8th Annual Candlelight Vigil To acknowledge the negative health effects on the people of New Mexico from the Trinity Test, memorialize those that have lost their lives to cancer, and…

The Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC) has announced an update to the SEM website. New information is available for 22 Department of Energy sites including the Nevada…

Time/Location: Wednesday, August 23: 8:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) Public Comment Period: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) Thursday, August 24: 8:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mountain…

By Terrie Barrie The Subcommittee on the Weighing of Medical Evidence and the Subcommittee on the Review of contract medical consultants (CMC) and industrial hygienists (IH) reports held a joint…

By Deb Jerison During the meeting it was announced that the Secretary of Labor had signed the board’s charter renewal for another two years. This is very good news because…

In 2011, Lisa Parker, former worker from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, watched in dismay as the levels of her husband, Calvin’s, prostate-specific antigen test (PSA) skyrocketed in three short…

By Terrie Barrie Ted Katz, the Designated Federal Official, collected the votes on two Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) petitions from the Board members who were unable to attend the March…

The charter for the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health expires on July 2, 2017. Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) supports the Board's work and requests Department of Labor's Secretary…