Humvees from the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at nearby Tallil Air Base patrol in the desert in 2005. (Credit: U.S. Air Forces/Master Sgt. Maurice Hessel)

Is the toxic legacy of the Iraq War deforming children near US bases?

Researchers find radioactive compounds and elevated risk of health disorders in Iraqi children living near a U.S. Army base

Iraqi children living near a U.S. army base have elevated levels of dangerous metals in their bodies and are more likely to suffer from birth defects, according to a new study.

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Opinion

Michael Klare: If the US military is facing up to the climate crisis, shouldn't we all?

Pentagon officials view climate breakdown as an existential threat to human society - and are already taking action, says Michael Klare, author of All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change

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Climate

The US Navy has a water problem

The Second Fleet was reactivated to patrol the Arctic. Only problem is, the fleet’s home is on the front lines of sea-level rise: Naval Station Norfolk

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Opinion

Rod Schoonover: The White House blocked my report on climate change and national security

Politics intruded on science and intelligence. That’s why I quit my job as an analyst for the State Department.

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Justice

Bombing range or nature preserve? A battle for control of the Nevada desert

The Air Force is trying to expand its warfare training zone in Nevada, closing off parts of a wildlife refuge.

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Climate

The Pentagon emits more greenhouse gases than Portugal, study finds

Pentagon released 59m metric tons of carbon dioxide and other warming gases in 2017, research shows.

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Children

A trail of toxicity: the US military bases making people sick

In Colorado Springs, businesses are suing the military for perfluorinated compounds, which some are calling 'Agent Orange 2.0'

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Toxics

The Army thought he was faking his health issues. Turns out he had chronic lead poisoning.

After years of misdiagnoses, Stephen Hopkins learned that lead in his bones was making him sick.

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Opinion

John R. Allen and David G. Victor: Despite what Trump says, climate change threatens our national security

The president is trying to subvert the science that informs the intelligence community.

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Toxics

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water leave military families reeling

The pollution, often from foam used in firefighting, is part of a mounting concern over the presence of toxic substances that could affect at least 10 million Americans.

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Climate

White House panel will study whether climate change is a national security threat. It includes a climate denialist

The Pentagon and federal intelligence agencies have said that climate change is a threat.

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Toxics

Despite health risks, U.S. military will burn firefighting foam

The U.S. military plans to incinerate unused firefighting foam containing hazardous chemicals, even with the health and environmental risks this poses.

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Climate

Exposed by Michael: Climate threat to warplanes at coastal bases

The devastation of Tyndall Air Force Base, where 17 grounded F-22 stealth fighters were damaged in the storm, points to American air power’s vulnerability in major hurricanes.

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Interplay

Russian hackers appear to shift focus to U.S. power grid

This week, the Department of Homeland Security reported that over the last year, Russia's military intelligence agency had infiltrated the control rooms of power plants across the United States. In theory, that could enable it to take control of parts of the grid by remote control.

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Toxics

Upper Cape base water samples show contamination

Military officials say compounds found in firefighting foam have been under investigation for years.

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From our Newsroom

Is the toxic legacy of the Iraq War deforming children near US bases?

Researchers find radioactive compounds and elevated risk of health disorders in Iraqi children living near a U.S. Army base

Michael Klare: If the US military is facing up to the climate crisis, shouldn't we all?

The US Navy has a water problem

Rod Schoonover: The White House blocked my report on climate change and national security

Bombing range or nature preserve? A battle for control of the Nevada desert

The Pentagon emits more greenhouse gases than Portugal, study finds

A trail of toxicity: the US military bases making people sick

The Army thought he was faking his health issues. Turns out he had chronic lead poisoning.

John R. Allen and David G. Victor: Despite what Trump says, climate change threatens our national security

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water leave military families reeling

White House panel will study whether climate change is a national security threat. It includes a climate denialist

Despite health risks, U.S. military will burn firefighting foam

Exposed by Michael: Climate threat to warplanes at coastal bases

Russian hackers appear to shift focus to U.S. power grid

Upper Cape base water samples show contamination

The disturbing link between environmental racism and criminalization

How powerful institutions are criminalizing populations by locking people up and deeming them undeserving of clean air, water and healthy housing.

Bhopal nocturne

35 years after the chemical industry's worst accident, have we learned any lessons? A petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River suggests we haven't.

Federal tests 'dramatically' undercount BPA and other chemical exposures

Researchers say federal agencies use highly inaccurate tests to estimate exposure to BPA—findings that extend to multiple other harmful chemicals that get into our bodies

Exposed: A scientific stalemate leaves our hormones and health at risk

American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.

Exposed: How willful blindness keeps BPA on shelves and contaminating our bodies

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

Coraopolis drinking water shows PFAS contamination among highest in Pennsylvania, but below federal advisory

PFAS contamination has previously been found at two nearby military bases.

Researchers find radioactive compounds and elevated risk of health disorders in Iraqi children living near a U.S. Army base

How powerful institutions are criminalizing populations by locking people up and deeming them undeserving of clean air, water and healthy housing.

35 years after the chemical industry's worst accident, have we learned any lessons? A petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River suggests we haven't.

Researchers say federal agencies use highly inaccurate tests to estimate exposure to BPA—findings that extend to multiple other harmful chemicals that get into our bodies

American industry, aided by federal regulators, is conducting a large-scale, consequential experiment with our hormones and the developing brains and reproductive systems of our children.

EHN.org investigation finds regulatory push to discredit independent evidence of harm while favoring pro-industry science despite significant shortcomings.

PFAS contamination has previously been found at two nearby military bases.

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