Final Defense Bill Keeps Pressure On Navy Over Camp Lejeune Pollution

The fiscal year 2011 defense authorization legislation passed by both chambers late last month continues the pressure on the Department of the Navy to support a federal health agency's study of polluted water impacts at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, NC, as well as requiring a comptroller general assessment of the military's response to environmental exposures experienced by personnel at bases across the country. The House approved a revised version - stripped of its controversial measures - Dec. 17, and...