Author: By Kelsey Landis St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The top elected officials from four St. Louis-area counties all gave credit to one man for coming up with the initial idea, which has not been without criticism.This post was originally published on this site

Congress passed an expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, earlier this summer, opening eligibility to Missourians in certain zip codes. This article is free for all readers.This post was originally published on this site