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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
It's 'Just Disgraceful': Veterans Left Feeling Betrayed By Exposure To Toxic Chemicals In Water Originating From Military
When Army Staff Sergeant Samuel Fortune returned from Iraq, his body battered by war, he assumed he鈥檇 be safe. Then the people around him began to get sick. Neighbors complained of tumors, thyroid problems and debilitating fatigue. Soon, the Colorado health department announced an unusually high number of kidney cancers in the region. Then Mr. Fortune鈥檚 wife fell ill. The military, it turned out, had been leaching toxic chemicals into the water for decades. (Turkewitz, 2/22)
An investigative team from state and federal agencies will visit Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona over concerns about uranium exposure. Park officials said in a news release Thursday that a group of health and safety experts will visit in the coming weeks. A June 2018 audit found three 5-gallon (19-liter) buckets of uranium rock samples at the park's Museum Collection building. They were subsequently moved to a restricted area. (2/21)
The Trump administration Thursday broke off negotiations with California over limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars, blaming state officials for failing to offer 鈥渁 productive alternative鈥 to the White House鈥檚 plans. The decision, which has been looming for months, intensifies the rift between California and the Trump administration over climate change and carbon emissions. (Kasler, 2/21)
