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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Efficacy of Compensation Program for Nuclear Workers under…
In an article published by the Santa Fe New Mexican on Feb. 20, the administration of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) is brought into question in…
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…
DOL Extends Comment Period for Proposed EEOICPA Changes
Cold War Patriots is pleased to announce that the Department of Labor today announced that it has officially extended the comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking published on…
Congress Raising Concerns Over Nuclear Workers Denied Compensation
“This is clearly a tangled set of issues that Congress should take another look at,” said Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri, citing the concerns over sick nuclear workers and the…