History of Fort McClellan Fort McClellan (originally called Camp McClellan) was a U.S. Army post near Anniston, Alabama that opened in 1917. Ft.
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In the 1960s, the US started using herbicides with the chemical TCDD, tetrachlorodibenxo-p-dioxin, or more commonly know as Agent Orange, to kill
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Our blog often discusses Camp Lejeune, a 246 square-mile Marine Corp base in Jacksonville, North Carolina and the large-scale water contamination
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the “Superfund” program in 1980 when Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
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First off, what is asbestos, this toxic substance we frequently hear about? Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that can be found in rocks and
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I have written previously about Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and the diseases associated with its contaminated water. Additionally, blogs have
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Atomic Vets are defined by the VA as veterans who participated in specific events that exposed them to radiation. These events include:
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Living in and near Air Force bases most of my life, my daughter’s favorite saying was “Jet Noise, the sound of Freedom.” We all had the bumper
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As you may have heard in the news, the VA has finally recognized 8 conditions that are associated with the contaminated drinking water at Camp
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In the early 1980’s two on-base water supply systems at the Camp Lejeune military base were contaminated with chemicals such as trichloroethylene
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In the early 1980’s two on-base water supply systems at the Camp Lejeune military base were contaminated with chemicals such as trichloroethylene
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Hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to toxic chemicals in the water at Camp Lejeune from the 1950s to the late 1980s. Two water treatment
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