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Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Stew: Unpacking the Chemicals & their Fatal Effects

Categories: Camp Lejeune September 13, 2022 by Lori Freshwater Leave a Comment

Image courtesy of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) By Lori Freshwater The story of the chemicals at Camp Lejeune began almost as soon as the base did. World War II changed, everything. In May of 1941, construction began on a tent city using a commandeered family’s summer cottage as headquarters. This kind of transformation was going on across … [Read more...] about Camp Lejeune’s Toxic Stew: Unpacking the Chemicals & their Fatal Effects

History of the Legal Process from the First Case Filed to the Signing of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act

Categories: Camp Lejeune August 11, 2022 by Lori Freshwater Leave a Comment

By: Lori L. Freshwater In a case heard before the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 2014, the Obama Justice Department (DOJ) filed an amicus brief specifically designed to prevent Marines and their families from recovering damages for the disease and death caused by decades of exposure to toxic chemicals in their drinking water at Camp Lejeune, North … [Read more...] about History of the Legal Process from the First Case Filed to the Signing of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Responds to Mass Tort News Media inquiry on Senate PACT Act Vote Roadblock

Categories: Camp Lejeune, Pact Act July 29, 2022 by Christina Grube Leave a Comment

US Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Press Secretary Olya Voytovich told Mass Tort News that “Chairman Jon Tester of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee…condemn[s] the move by Republicans to block this bill,” and included footage of Tester’s press conference following the failed vote. Voytovich also shared Sen. Tester's press release regarding the failed vote: FOR … [Read more...] about Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Responds to Mass Tort News Media inquiry on Senate PACT Act Vote Roadblock

Legislative Update: PACT Act blocked

Categories: Camp Lejeune Tags: camplejeune, pactactJuly 27, 2022 by Lori Freshwater

By: Lori L. Freshwater A bill that began as the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act is now more commonly called the Honoring our PACT Act or simply the PACT Act. The legislation is meant to address chemical exposures caused by the military which have affected human health for generations. Although it was thought to have wide bipartisan support, the PACT … [Read more...] about Legislative Update: PACT Act blocked

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