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VA Confirms Burn Pit Injuries
Posted by Jane Akre
May 25, 2010 12:57 PM

The military is contacting Veterans Affairs offices acknowledging that burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan "potentially present health risks" to returning veterans and outlines how to handle claims. The letter represents an about face by the Pentagon that open burn pits represent a health hazard.

EPA Will Not Monitor Dioxin in Certain Sludge
Posted by Staff Writer
December 29, 2001 12:00 AM

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that it will not monitor dioxin levels in sewage sludge that is incinerated or placed in landfills or containment ponds. An agency spokesperson reports that human health and the environment are "adequately protected" without additional monitoring. Stu

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