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This is the latest chemical issue for groundwater contamination springing up at military bases everywhere over the past 18 months.  If not already an issue at Camp Lejeune, it likely soon will be. Here’s what we found in recent articles that caught our eye:

Providing drinking water under the EPA’s 70 part per trillion (ppt) advisory still allows for people to consume dangerous levels of the toxins, considering that the nation’s top public health officials say 1 ppt in drinking water is likely to be dangerous.

As a civilian I lived on a military base camp on Lojwa Island in…

Investigations, studies, reports, hearings and meetings – while Americans and others around the world…

There was an earthquake in California on August 23, 2019, although the ground didn’t…

A news story on WGXA TV, a Fox affiliate in Macon, Georgia provides insight…

There’s a battle raging in the halls of Congress that will soon determine if…

Fire-fighting foams used on air bases by the U.S. military are poisoning water systems throughout Germany. The foam spray, used in routine fire drills, is made of a carcinogenic material known as Per and Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances, or PFAS. For training purposes, the American forces light massive, petroleum-fueled fires and extinguish them using these foam sprays. Afterward, the foam residue is allowed to run off, polluting the soil, sewers, surface water, and groundwater. The US military also uses sprinkler systems in hangars to create a foam layer to coat expensive aircraft. The frequently tested systems can cover a 2-acre hangar with 17 feet of poisonous foam in 2 minutes. (.8 hectare with 5.2 meters of foam in 2 minutes.)

A widely publicized DOD report identified 4 bases with the toxins In March, 2018…

One bill, S-1372, holds the military accountable for contamination Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Chairman…