Thursday 15 February 2018

Federal judge rules toxic burn pits connected to service members’ lung disease

Burn pits used by the U.S. military to dispose of toxic waste in Iraq and Afghanistan are a cause of lung disease, a judge under the U.S. Department of Labor's Office for Workers' Compensation Programs ruled. The decision is a victory for some 64,000 veterans who put their names on the Veteran's Administration's Burn Pit Registry.



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