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Scientists Call Foul on NRC Report Cutting Government Loose of Responsibility for Toxic Marine Bases

"Since the NRC report is at such variance with the recommendations of other water modeling and epidemiologic experts, we believe it should not stand as the final word"

(CAMP LEJEUNE N.C.) - A group of distinguished scientists have raised serious questions about Saturday's National Research Council report on toxic water at the Camp Lejeune Marine base in North Carolina.

Burr Presses on Camp Lejeune Water Contamination at Hearing

Burr questions Navy on NAS report.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support held a hearing on military construction and environmental initiatives.

U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, raised concerns about the recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on water contamination at Camp Lejeune and pressed the Navy for answers.

“It’s clear that the water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated by a number of hazardous chemicals at unsafe levels,” Senator Burr said.

Hagan Jumps in the Ring for Marines

A North Carolina senator isn't buying the government's quick and easy attempt to discredit data proving Marines are sick and dying from trichloroethylene contamination at Camp Lejeune.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - US Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) issued the following statement reacting to a new National Academy of Sciences (NAS) study on water contamination at Camp Lejeune.

The study, released Saturday, concludes that while there was water contamination at the Jacksonville Marine base, additional research is “unlikely to determine conclusively whether Camp Lejeune residents were adversely affected by exposure to water contaminants.”

National Research Council on TCE Kicks U.S. Marines to the Curb

It isn't the first time Marines have been thoroughly screwed by the government, but this might rate as one of our politician's most shameful moves.

(CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C.) - The U.S. government is placing its boot straight up the backside of the nation's most esteemed warriors - U.S. Marines, by suddenly abandoning data that proved Uncle Sam polluted bases with toxic and deadly chlorine-based chemical degreasers.

Thousands of Marines who served at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are sick or dead from contact with Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PCE) that was mostly supplied by Dow Chemical, and found its way into the base's water supply.

ATSDR Withdraws Scientifically Flawed Public Health Document

For years, Camp Lejeune community activists have claimed ATSDR’s 1997 report used flawed data to support its conclusion that exposure to the detected levels of volatile organic compounds.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, the House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Chairman applauded the withdrawal of the public health assessment of Camp Lejeune’s drinking water system by a federal agency.

Gunman Kills Eight Sick & Elderly People in N.C. Nursing Home (VIDEO)

The gunman is alive and in police custody.

(RALEIGH, N.C.) - Eight mostly elderly and sick people were killed by a lone gunman Sunday in a North Carolina nursing home.

Police say 45-year old Robert Stewart, went room by room shooting elderly victims until a Carthage, N.C. Police Officer Justin Garner shot and wounded him in a hallway, ending what officials called a bloodbath.

Veterans Use Internet to Wage Battle

The Department of Defense is the biggest owner of EPA Superfund sites with 133 at last count. Marine veterans and dependents use websites and internet to spread the word of contaminants to others. Government actions with few exceptions have been to ignore concerns or “pass the buck” to others. Lejeune website recommends alternative to government Public Health Assessments.

(SOMERDALE, N.J.) - One of the things that parents most fear is the death of a child. For most of us, this is only a vicarious experience. We hear or read about an accidental death or even murder of someone’s child, sympathize, maybe offer a prayer, then go on with our lives. We haven’t had to endure the pain.

First Military Execution in 50 Years Delayed

Veterans advocates say the man's execution based on a signature from President Bush is illegal, and now the courts will take a closer look.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The first scheduled execution of an Army soldier since 1961 has been delayed, following a decision from a U.S. district court judge who granted a stay in the execution of Pvt. Ronald A. Gray.

We reported on November 23rd 2008, that in spite of the horrific crimes Gray is convicted of committing, his execution based on a signature of President George W. Bush is illegal. Gray was convicted in both civilian and military court, and the state court sentenced Gray to life behind bars.

Veterans advocates say Gray was judged by a 'jury' of his peers who had the death penalty as an option, and the jury elected to give him life sentences. Tim Harrington, a former Marine who works on behalf of other veterans, says the President of the United States over stepped his Constitutional authority by using his executive power to sign the execution order bypassing the conviction and sentence of the people.

Federal Agency Money Bickering Could Spell Doom for Sick Marines

A squabble between the Navy and researchers threatens funding of a vital study that can help Marines rendered sick and worse by water contamination.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We reported recently that thousands of Marines and their families, as well as civilian employees at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, are sick from contaminated water on the Marine Corps base.

UNC to Remember Eve Carson Today

UNC classes will be cancelled today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

(CHAPEL HILL, NC) - The University of North Carolina will remember the late Eve Carson, student body president and member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, with a Celebration of Life ceremony today beginning at 4 p.m. in the Dean E. Smith Center.