{"id":6250,"date":"2015-07-17T14:24:15","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T21:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6250"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:06:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:06:28","slug":"the-line-trinity-downwinders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-trinity-downwinders\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Trinity Downwinders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 17, 2015 &#8211; The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico 70 years ago and a group of people, known as the Trinity Downwinders, continue to ask the federal government to study how the test affected the health of people\u00a0who were in the area at that time.<\/p>\n<p>Our line opinion panelists shared their thoughts this week on the anniversary of the test and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/trinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">series of stories<\/a>\u00a0that ran recently in the <em>Santa Fe New Mexican.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BESWi2k8YWM?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>LINE PANELISTS:<\/em><br \/>\nMark Boitano, former New Mexico state senator<br \/>\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityfix.com\/\">dukecityfix.com<\/a><br \/>\nRob Nikolewski, <a href=\"http:\/\/watchdog.org\/category\/new-mexico\/\">Watchdog.org<\/a><br \/>\nLaura Sanchez-Riv\u00e9t, attorney <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sanchezlegalsolutions.com\/\">Sanchez Legal Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Learn more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Santa Fe New Mexican:<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/trinity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trinity<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Associated Press: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/70-years-after-atomic-bomb-test-new-mexico-residents-still-affected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">70 years after atomic bomb test, N.M. residents still affected<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eo0s-COpaGI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 17, 2015 &#8211; The first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico 70 years ago and a group of people, known as the Trinity Downwinders, continue to ask the federal government to study how the test affected the health of people\u00a0who were in the area at that time. 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