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Navy Contaminates Local Groundwater and Sewer System in Maryland
PFAS substances linked to cancer have likely leached into drinking water that supplies metropolitan D.C.
Chemical Lobby and Health Advocates Square Off on Bills Regulating Toxic Foam
Common sense legislation calls for all PFAS chemicals to collectively be regulated because they are all deemed toxic.
From Guam to the Philippines, the US Ignores Victims of Its Empire
Daniel Immerwahr, author of “How to Hide an Empire,” examines an overlooked history.
US Military Fuel Tanks Threaten Aquifer in Hawaii
Concerned citizens on the island of Oahu have for decades been trying to get the US Navy to remove the tanks.
The Military Is Poisoning America’s Groundwater
These photos document the widespread fire-fighting training on military bases that is contaminating groundwater.
An Empire of Bases Poisons Water, Threatening Its Own Collapse
The US military’s fire-fighting foam is contaminating groundwater and sickening people in communities around the world.
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Fire Departments, Airports and Military Bases May Be More Toxic to Workers Than You Think
People are likely exposed to PFAS through drinking water, raising additional concerns for people — like firefighters — regularly exposed on the job.
In Pivot to Asia, US Military Reinforces Its Foothold in the Pacific
China's increasing naval power in the Asia-Pacific worries the US military establishment, as it could upset US naval hegemony.
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Geosecurity 101: Washington and Moscow’s Military Bases in Latin America
The closure of a radar base in Antigua and Barbuda has largely gone unnoticed in Washington. Nevertheless, it could be a sign of things to come in the near …
How Contractors Raked in $385 Billion to Build and Support Bases Abroad Since 2001
Though base numbers remain staggering and historically unprecedented, most Americans are hardly aware of their existence.