For years, farmers and agricultural workers have used herbicides to control weed and grass growth that can be detrimental to crops, dry out certain plants, and remove leaves from them before harvesting. But over time, regular herbicide use has caused plants to become resistant, leading…
Those who lived and worked at North Carolina’s Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune now have a chance at justice, decades after they were exposed to dangerously contaminated water that gave them a laundry list of health problems. Thanks to the 2022 Camp Lejeune Justice Act…
United States military members put their lives on the line to protect their citizens. Servicemembers and their families must live where they are assigned, which is often on base. They have the right to expect that the place they call home will be safe. Unfortunately,…
A recent study has found a link between exposure during pregnancy to glyphosate, the active ingredient in popular weed killer Roundup, and increased risk of low birth weight and time in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit). This finding is the latest in a laundry…
Some scientists have called the Camp Lejeune water crisis one of the worst public drinking water contaminations in the country’s history. For approximately 30 years, those working and living at Camp Lejeune – about one million people in total – were exposed to extremely high…
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new safety measures as part of its re-approval process for paraquat, a commercially-used herbicide at once highly effective but so toxic it is already banned in more than 30 countries. The EPA also announced it found no…
The Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA) was signed into law on August 10, 2022, as part of the Honoring Our PACT Act. According to recent news reports, more than 5,000 victims have already filed a claim to receive support for their injuries sustained by exposure…
According to an investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), workers inside the VA mishandled thousands of Camp Lejeune disability claims filed by veterans victimized by the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. Five years ago, the VA began…
Researchers have found a link between thyroid cancer and certain pesticides in a new study highlighting concerns about how exposure affects human health. Study authors from the University of California, Los Angeles, reviewed more than 2,000 thyroid cancer cases and found an association between pesticide…
Around one million military personnel, their families, and civilians who lived and worked at Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base drank, cooked with, and bathed in severely contaminated water for years. The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other harmful chemicals that were discovered have been linked…