Latest "pollution" stories

Pentagon not doing enough to control open burning, report says

The Radford Army Ammunition Plant emits nearly three million pounds of pollutants each year

By Peter Rathmell

11 months ago

Did polluted Fort Ord make veterans ill? They demand answers.

AP’s review of public documents shows the Army knew that chemicals had been improperly dumped at Fort Ord for decades.

By Juliet Linderman and Jason Dearen

11 months ago

Silent protest planned at highly toxic George AFB to remember miscarriages

Female airmen at George Air Force Base were often warned, "Don't get pregnant."

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

VA to launch research initiative on toxic exposures

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to study military environmental exposures and their effects on veterans.

By Patricia Kime

3 years ago

Is this the solution to contaminated water on military bases?

Civilian researchers tested a plasma reactor at an Air Force Base that could destroy cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water.

By Meghann Myers

3 years ago

Arizona residents claim Air Force pollution still making them sick

More than 1,350 residents on Tucson’s south side have filed formal claims with the U.S. Air Force in the past year, claiming pollution left behind from its plants and other industries is causing cancer and other illnesses in their community.

5 years ago

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