[Military Environmental Forum] PESTICIDES: "US Military Privately Knew of Cancer-Linked Pesticides at Andersen AFB Guam For Decades"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

US Military Privately Knew of Cancer-Linked Pesticides at Andersen AFB Guam For Decades: Report
A joint investigation found residents consumed with disbelief, anger and guilt over perceived ignorance regarding health and wellness.


By Derricke Dennis
Military.Com
September 24, 2026

It's a question that may forever haunt current and former residents living in or around Andersen Air Force Base in Yigo, Guam.

A joint investigation conducted by independent media outlets, The Margin and The War Horse, found cancer-linked pesticide contamination was present for many years in building foundations, nearby soil, and the area's water supply.

Federal officials knew about it. But multiple residents, past and present, told the investigative outlets that they were never privy.

"We spoke to community members who described their reaction as moving from disbelief to anger and to guilt," Hugo Hodge, the reporter for The War Horse who authored the joint investigation, told Military.com. "Many were wondering if they exposed their children to toxic pesticides by simply cooking them dinner each night.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.military.com/us-military-privately-knew-of-cancer-causing-pesticides-at-andersen-afb-guam-for-decades-report

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
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http://www.cpeo.org
Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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