2006 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: 11 May 2006 22:06:48 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Offshore chemical weapons dumps
 
House takes on Army's offshore dumping
Federal legislators vote to require the military to study the health impact of ocean-dumped chemical weapons.


BY JOHN M.R. BULL
Newport News Daily Press (VA)
May 11, 2006

The military would have to conduct an in-depth study of the potential harm caused by chemical weapons the Army dumped off the country's coastlines decades ago under a bill moving through Congress.

The House voted Wednesday to require a full epidemiological study to determine whether people have been harmed, or could be harmed, by leaking mustard and nerve gas dumped over the span of 50 years.

The amendment to the annual defense spending bill was sparked by a Daily Press investigation that revealed that the Army dumped at least 64 million pounds of chemical weapons - including bombs and rockets - in dozens of dumpsites that virtually circle the country. The amendment was introduced by U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews, a New Jersey Democrat.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-23762sy0may11,0,6232617.story?coll=dp-news-local-final

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