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Afghanistan
Asia-Pacific

Left behind, Afghanistan is now an environmental hellhole

What did we think nearly 50 years of war and neglect was going to do to that country?

Pearl Harbor
Military Industrial Complex

Fallout from Navy-flubbed jet fuel spill at Hawaii base

The military maintained the water was safe for residents to drink. Surprise, it wasn't.

An A-10 Thunderbolt II sits on the flight line at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Nov. 9, 2021
Military Industrial Complex

DOD defies order to clean up 'forever chemicals' in Arizona

On top of that, the Pentagon is still using a fire suppressant with potential to further contaminate drinking water on bases

Ukraine's vaunted 'bread basket' soil is now toxic
Europe

Ukraine's vaunted 'bread basket' soil is now toxic

Two years of war has left roughly one-third of its territory polluted, with dire potential consequences for the world's food supply

The poisoning of Gaza — from above and underground
Middle East

The poisoning of Gaza — from above and underground

How Israel's war is making the strip increasingly unlivable for generations to come.

Compensation for victims of US nuke tests stripped from NDAA
Washington Politics

Compensation for victims of US nuke tests stripped from NDAA

Sen. Josh Hawley described the decision as a ‘grave injustice.’ An activist called it ‘shockingly immoral’