Bipartisan legislation supported by CSWAB and other members of the national Cease Fire Campaign to give all generations of toxic-exposed veterans their earned health care and benefits under the Veterans Affairs (VA), was signed into law today by U.S. President Joe...
NATIONAL – EPA Headquarters issued a memorandum today allowing the Departments of Defense and Energy, NASA and private industry to continue routine open air burning and detonation of hazardous munitions wastes as long as certain documentation is provided. The...
The first warning of trouble occurred when a routine prescribed burn of vegetation by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) ignited an underground fire that burned from August 26-28, 2020. Despite millions spent on cleanup, residual soil...
by Inside EPA Publishers President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) call to better address health concerns about military veterans exposed to toxics from overseas “burn pits” is driving new efforts for policymakers to address the issue at home, with...
Today, more than 260 people – representing more than 100 environmental and social justice organizations from the U.S. and its territories – co-signed an open letter calling on U.S. EPA Administrator Michael Regan to end the dangerous practice of open air burning and...
“As former Executive Director of the Military Toxics Project, I came to respect and appreciate Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger for work that was not only important to their own local issues, but to the advancement of preventative solutions to military toxics issues all over the country.”
Cathy Lemar
Former Executive Director, Military Toxics Project
