New Mexicans closer to compensation for Trinity Site radiation exposure

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are one step closer to getting reparations for New Mexicans affected by the detonation of the first atomic bomb at the Trinity Site 78 years ago. Advocates for the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium say this is a huge step for getting New Mexicans the compensation they say they've missed out on for decades.
"Almost 80 years ago, New Mexico became ground zero for the detonation for the first nuclear bomb. Millions of people across