Trump officials conceal information as military base water contamination victims fight for justice

[turbinetree]

Former Marine urges members of Congress to make military base clean-up a top priority.

MARK HAND JUL 13, 2018, 8:00 AM


There were glimmers of hope during the Obama administration that the federal government, particularly the U.S. military, was turning the corner on taking responsibility for the contaminated water disaster at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

In 2012, Congress passed a bill signed into law by President Barack Obama extending free medical care to veterans and their families who suffered from exposure to the contaminated water at the nation’s largest Marine Corps base between 1957 and 1987.

But the hopes for continued progress at Camp Lejeune were largely dashed when President Trump entered office and prioritized rescuing the chemical industry from regulations that companies viewed as burdensome.

Along with rolling back rules for chemical companies, the Trump administration blocked the publication of a health study about toxic chemicals that have polluted water supplies near chemical plants and military bases, as well as other locations in the United States. Administration officials, including former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, intervened to block release of the study.

https://thinkprogress.org/military-base-water-contamination-victims-fight-for-justice-as-trump-officials-conceal-information-c3a6b342c9e9/


I use to live on many military bases........................

[The Blue Flower]

1. My family lived at Camp Lejeune in the 70s

We have received regular, detailed updates on the situation and felt the USMC was trying to behave responsibly. This is very upsetting news.

[turbinetree]

2. I was at March Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Castle Air Force Base

Carswell Air Force Base, the only one still active is March Air Force Base, it was the staging area for the B-52 and KC-135 and F-4 phantoms for Vietnam and other air equipment at that time....................so its a pretty polluted place..............