In 2015, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-New Mexico, pressed the Senate to include New Mexico residents in the law after meeting with Tularosa Downwinders. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Residents say the world's first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship, according to surveys gathered by an advocacy group seeking compensation for descendants. Since then, they say, descendants have been plagued with cancer and other illnesses while the federal government ignored their plight. The surveys involved residents of the historic Hispanic village of Tularosa and four New Mexico counties. "The Consortium's Health Impact Assessment Report is important work," Udall wrote in a letter to the group on Friday.
× Residents: First atom bomb test caused generations of cancerALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Residents says the world's first atomic bomb test caused generations of southern New Mexico families to suffer from cancer and economic hardship. Resident surveys released Friday from areas around the 1947 Trinity Test found many Hispanic families later struggled to keep up with cancer-related illnesses. The Trinity Test was part of the World War II-era Manhattan Project. The Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium unveiled the report involving residents of the historic Hispanic village of Tularosa and four New Mexico counties. He has said data shows cancer rates in Tularosa are around the same as other parts of the state.
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