The 13,164-acre Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station site is located in Havelock, North Carolina, and includes an active U.S. Marine Corps installation – Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point. It opened in 1942. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed the site on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List (NPL) in 1994 because of contaminated groundwater, soil, sediment and surface water resulting from the installation’s operations. More recently, nearby private residential water wells have tested positive for PFAS, prompting the beginning of an extensive investigation into the root cause at the base in 2018.
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By Mahealani Richardson | HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) A group of more than 100 veterans who…
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The following is an editorial submitted to Civilian Exposure and published with permission from…
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The following is a personal story submitted to Civilian Exposure and published as part…
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The following is a personal story submitted to Civilian Exposure and published as part…
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The following is a personal story submitted to Civilian Exposure and published as part…
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Friends of Civilian Exposure, This Christmas, as we gather with our families and reflect…
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Recently, we were invited to join co-hosts David Cory & Richard Hurley on the…
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As efforts continue to spread the word and expand the conversation about military base contamination (both domestic and abroad), we were recently contacted for an interview by Warrior Connection, a podcast and show on Progressive Radio Network FM.
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Gulf War Vets have been fighting with the VA to get presumptive coverage for Brain Cancer from exposures during military activity there. Just like folks at Camp Lejeune, Ft. McClellan, and other bases, these vets have been struggling with the VA on having to prove nexus between their cancers and exposure. Just like others, they have been fighting to get presumptive status for what science, research and experiences have already proven out. Just like the previous White House administration turned its backs on people at Camp Lejeune by fighting to uphold the NC Statute of Repose and deny the ability to seek tort claims, they also turned their back on Gulf War vets, refusing to approve recommendations for VA presumptive status and benefits.