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Dec 16, 2013

Contaminated Water At Camp Lejeune Linked To Birth Defects

http://wunc.org/post/contaminated-water-camp-lejeune-linked-birth-defects

Dec 12, 2013

Editorial: Lejeune victims must be helped quickly

'This shameful chapter of American history is far from closed. Lawsuits are still active and more information will likely surface. We can only hope that more care is being taken with such chemicals today and that more attention will be paid if any similar situations develop.'

http://www.journalnow.com/opinion/editorials/article_01d00f84-6370-11e3-ada8-0019bb30f31a.html

Dec 7, 2013

CDC: Water at Marine base linked to birth defects

From the article:
~The study surveyed the parents of 12,598 children born at Lejeune between 1968 and 1985, the year most contaminated drinking water wells were closed. ~

Personally, they should do another study and count those from 1952 and up now. Many were affected, and have suffered long before we knew anything about the contamination. It was only recently they took the dates back that far.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/12/06/cdc-water-at-marine-base-linked-to-birth-defects/?intcmp=latestnews

Aug 24, 2013

Book on Lejeune Water Contamination due out early 2014

Trust Betrayed, book on Camp Lejeune water contamination, due out in early 2014
Mike Magner, a managing editor for the widely read Capitol Hill publication National Journal, takes on the topic in “A Trust Betrayed: The Untold Story of Camp Lejeune and the Poisoning of Generations of Marines and Their Families,” due out from the Merloyd Lawrence imprint of the Perseus Books Group in March 2014. At more than 300 pages, the book richly details the history of the three-decade contamination incident and its aftermath, beginning in 1941, when the North Carolina base was opened.

Apr 14, 2013

VA acknowledges Marine's cancer linked to Camp LeJeune | Breaking Tampa Bay, Florida and national news and weather from Tampa Bay Online and The Tampa Tribune | TBO.com

VA acknowledges Marine's cancer linked to Camp LeJeune | Breaking Tampa Bay, Florida and national news and weather from Tampa Bay Online and The Tampa Tribune | TBO.com

VA acknowledges veteran's cancer service-related - SFGate

VA acknowledges veteran's cancer service-related - SFGate

Former Marine Tom Gervasi wins fight with VA over cancer | HeraldTribune.com

Former Marine Tom Gervasi wins fight with VA over cancer | HeraldTribune.com

Fmr. Marine has breast cancer, VA rejects care - YouTube

Fmr. Marine has breast cancer, VA rejects care - YouTube

Watchdog: Lejeune Marine lost daughter but still fights bureaucrats, politicians | WashingtonExaminer.com

Watchdog: Lejeune Marine lost daughter but still fights bureaucrats, politicians | WashingtonExaminer.com

Mar 18, 2013

On March 15, 2013 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its "Chapter A: Summary and Findings" water modeling report for the Hadnot Point and Holcomb Boulevard Water Treatment Plants and Vicinities for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Dear Registrant,
On March 15, 2013 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released its "Chapter A: Summary and Findings" water modeling report for the Hadnot Point and Holcomb Boulevard Water Treatment Plants and Vicinities for Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. ( http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001ZKby2s7Eeq3iiq8gjERJN0gmTfMeF3t2v-TMgmtDs4Cqe3QHxvrADWyv91ZBRMMQZicFukJ4X2dawOwotbmr_JTqzAxMKU7d629P-zVE-k3G_Jk5ga_3uwr8v2Phf2DHHd5_5GQIOwzFf2UgalAsPHDAcK4S2K4K). You will receive a hard copy of the ATSDR fact sheet and other information in the mail in the coming weeks.
This report provides ATSDR's assessment of past exposures to a class of chemicals known as "volatile organic compounds" (VOCs) in the drinking water distributed by these two Camp Lejeune water treatment systems. These VOCs were commonly used as solvents for cleaning machinery and weapons, for dry cleaning, and some are found in fuels.
ATSDR's water modeling estimates that the first month any VOC exceeded the current Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory standards in drinking water in the Hadnot Point system was August 1953, and at least one VOC exceeded the current standard in Hadnot Point drinking water from August 1953 through January 1985.
This release marks a major milestone towards the completion of scientific efforts pertaining to this issue and another step in ongoing efforts to provide comprehensive science-based answers to the health questions that have been raised. ATSDR will use these results and the results of a similar water model developed for the Tarawa Terrace area in 2007 to estimate chemical exposures for several of their on-going health studies.
Since 1991, the Marine Corps has supported scientific and public health organizations that are studying these issues. We continue to support these initiatives and are working diligently to identify and notify individuals who, in the past, may have been exposed to the chemicals in drinking water. For more information about these efforts, or to update your contact information, please see: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001ZKby2s7Eeq3zZm9D4CLC9FWBxuvZZGA8ILZLgNXjQ2q4R4qFoAH-l5teDKdhuoLPXxb-r8nlk7aKhUw_slR0oHSzNbpSF0TGXNcS-kwcgLwdQqjO3tmyyqciOpSJuykY, call (877) 261-9782 or e-mail at clwater@usmc.mil.
Sincerely,
The Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water Program

The Eastern Echo :: Dingell requests further hearings for Camp Lejeune

The Eastern Echo :: Dingell requests further hearings for Camp Lejeune

Mar 13, 2013

POPVOX alert: Camp Lejeune expansion bill introduced -

Just Introduced:S. 529: A bill to modify the commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with exposure to contaminated water.Background: The Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act, which passed last year, extends health care to veterans and their families who have illness as a result of exposure to contaminated well-water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, from 1957 to the 1980s. S 529 would extend care to individuals exposed as early as 1953, according to the bill's sponsor.

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Burr bill extends coverage for Lejeune toxic water - WNCT | 9 On Your Side Greenville NC & Eastern NC News

Burr bill extends coverage for Lejeune toxic water - WNCT | 9 On Your Side Greenville NC & Eastern NC News

RALEIGH, N.C.: Burr bill extends coverage for Lejeune toxic water - Florida Wires - MiamiHerald.com

RALEIGH, N.C.: Burr bill extends coverage for Lejeune toxic water - Florida Wires - MiamiHerald.com