Fort Gillem/Toxic Air
The following is a transcript taken from a Fox 5 news report on toxic air at Fort Gillem....
2014 Study Reveals Higher Cancer Risk for Residents
A government study from earlier this year reveals that Marine residents and their families at Camp Lejeune between 1975 – 1985 were more likely to die of various forms of cancer, as well as ALS, commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease....
Marine Brass Ignored Warnings About Toxic Water
This is a story that has gripped the nation. Literally thousands of innocent men, women, and children have been the victims of one of the worst contamination tragedies in U.S. history. People have suffered. ...
Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune Caused Breast Cancer in Men
Between 1953-1987 people living or working at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina were exposed to contaminated water that has caused death, illness, and life-altering health conditions. ...
Civilian Employees at Camp Lejeune Also Victims of Water Contamination
As reported in Environmental Health, a new mortality test reveals that civilian employees working at Camp Lejeune between 1953-1987 were victims of water contamination....
Pollution-Plagued Military Installations Spread Across 19 Million Acres
According to a recent article in Newsweek, 4,127 pollution-plagued military installations spread across 19 million acres in this country makes the U.S. Department of Defense one of the world's worst polluters....
Janey Ensminger: A Daughter’s Tragedy. A Father’s Crusade
It the spring of 1983 Camp Lejeune Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger's six-year old daughter, Janey, was diagnosed with Strep throat. In the fall of 1985, she died. ...
Camp Lejeune Cancer Study ‘Vindication’ for Victims,’ Advocates Say
As worries linger over tap water tainted by a chemical spill in West Virginia, and by oil and gas drilling from Pennsylvania to Texas, the health consequences of another water contamination are becoming increasingly clear....