Hagan: Lejeune water study not valid


U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan says she can't stand behind the recent National Academy of Sciences study on water contamination at Camp Lejeune.

In a statement today, the Democrat said the study, released over the weekend, neglects key historical document and "severely downplays the established links between adverse health effects and exposure to [volatile organic compounds] that were present in the water at Camp Lejeune."

Hagan called for a hearing to explore the topic. "Former personnel and residents of Camp Lejeune need closure on this issue and one way to help facilitate that is through a hearing in the Armed Services Committee," her statement said.

She continued, "The time has come for Congress, the Department of the Navy, and the Marine Corps to work together to develop a plan to resolve the longstanding issue of water contamination at Camp Lejeune."

Hagan and Republican Sen. Richard Burr sent a letter last week to the Navy asking detailed questions about whether officials knew of contamination before wells were shut down. The two senators will meet with Navy Sec. Ray Mabus this summer.

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Re: Hagan: Lejeune water study not valid

The misinformed/corrupted individual who made the previous statement that Senator Hagan doesn't understand science is an absolute fraud. There are many documents and incidents of absolute deception that have yet to be revealed to the public. Thanks to Senator Hagan that day is coming! Jerry Ensminger

Re: Hagan: Lejeune water study not valid

This particular area of water contamination stretching back for many decades is directly linked to the PCS Phosphate mining operation pumping 78+mill gal per day which dewaters the Castle Hayne Aquifer, causing subsidence (land sinks). Compound this problem w/ military bases from Norfolk down to Wilmington dumping untold quantities of contaminants into the rivers and ocean (pre EPA days). Heavy metals seep into our ground water, build up in our bodies and then people start getting sick and die off.

Heck no, it wasn't the 'dry cleaners' on the base! It's this huge problem that our govmt just doesn't want to address because of the sheer magnitude of the ramifications from sweeping it under the rug for all these decades.

And Hagan and Burr both know what the real deal is w/ this report. Let's see if our senators step up and do the right thing by our military, as well as all North Carolinians.

Dale Swiggett (aka The Redneck Environmentalist)

Re: Hagan: Lejeune water study not valid

The NAS committee has done a careful job of approaching the problem from a scientific perspective. The fact that Sen. Hagan apparently does not understand science, or that some vocal groups don't like the findings, does not change the veracity of the NAS report.

Re: Hagan: Lejeune water study not valid

KAY YOU NEED TO SEE THE DEVASTION THAT WAS CAUSED TO THE TOWN OF WOPERT MASS AS IT WAS SHOWN IN THE MOVIE OF A CIVIL ACTION WHERE IT DELT WITH THE CHEMICAL T.C.E.MIGRATING THORUGH THE GROUND INTO THE WATER SUPPLY OF THAT TOWN. AN AS TO THE SICKNESS OF THE CHILDREN THAT LIVED IN THAT TOWN WITH LEKUIMIA AN OTHER FORMS OF CANCER T.C.E HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE CANCER CAUSING AGENT THAT EFFECTS THE LIVER AN KIDNEYS AN THE PANCRASE IN THE HUMAN POPULATION IT HAD WARNINGS POSTED ON THE BARELLS OF THE STUFF THAT I WAS EXPOSED TO BACK IN THE 60'S & 70'S . IN FACT ACCORDING TO THE MOVIE THE E.P.A. FORCE THE COMPANY'S THAT WERE ENVOLVED TO CLEAN UP THE CONTAINMATION IN THAT TOWN FROM THIS CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO IT THANK YOU

Re: Hagan: Lejeune water study not valid

Thank you Senator for not believeing every thing you hear, Lately I began to think I was the only doubter left in this country. With all the attempted white washing about nearly thing, This statement really made ny day, And by the way I am a registered Republican