Post by ck4829 on Dec 3, 2016 7:25:19 GMT -6
National Guard inaction exposed soldiers and children to lead dust
Hundreds of U.S. National Guard armories across the United States have been contaminated by dangerous amounts of lead dust, an 18-month investigation by a sister newsroom of AL.com has found
The Oregonian/OregonLive of Portland, Ore., found that the Defense Department and state National Guard officials knew about these toxic armories for nearly two decades but moved slowly to address the problem, leaving soldiers, civilian employees and children exposed.
Armories in big cities and small towns have housed tearful deployments, joyful reunions and thousands of community events. They're civic landmarks, where part-time soldiers drilled one weekend a month and fired weapons at indoor shooting ranges.
www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2016/12/toxic_armories_national_guard.html
Full report:
projects.oregonlive.com/armories/Toxic_Armories_Oregonian.pdf
Read more: burnoatus.freeforums.net/thread/273/toxic-armories#ixzz4RmUZXTkJ
Hundreds of U.S. National Guard armories across the United States have been contaminated by dangerous amounts of lead dust, an 18-month investigation by a sister newsroom of AL.com has found
The Oregonian/OregonLive of Portland, Ore., found that the Defense Department and state National Guard officials knew about these toxic armories for nearly two decades but moved slowly to address the problem, leaving soldiers, civilian employees and children exposed.
Armories in big cities and small towns have housed tearful deployments, joyful reunions and thousands of community events. They're civic landmarks, where part-time soldiers drilled one weekend a month and fired weapons at indoor shooting ranges.
www.al.com/news/montgomery/index.ssf/2016/12/toxic_armories_national_guard.html
Full report:
projects.oregonlive.com/armories/Toxic_Armories_Oregonian.pdf
Read more: burnoatus.freeforums.net/thread/273/toxic-armories#ixzz4RmUZXTkJ