09/08/2022
THE WATER CONTAMINATION IMPACT AT CAMP LEJEUNE
Water wells contaminated with toxic chemicals at Camp Lejeune have been closed for more than three decades, but they continue to impact veterans and their families who once lived at the U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina.
Exposure to the contaminants perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, benzene and vinyl chloride have caused different cancers, birth defects and other health problems for Camp Lejeune residents over the years. However, new federal legislation making its way through Congress is looking to finally address those harms.
Already passed in the House of Representatives, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 will allow individuals to file lawsuits and recover damages for the harms stemming from exposure to the contaminated water.
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