From 1953 to 1987, nearly one million people at a U.S. military base drank and bathed in water contaminated with toxins. The contamination came from oil, petrol, industrial waste, and toxic chemicals, including solvents, dumped by the government and a nearby dry-cleaning company.
Despite being labeled a "major polluter" in the 1970s by the EPA and a 1974 order for safe disposal of solvents, illegal dumping continued, and officials covered it up. The water at Camp Lejeune was found to have extremely high levels of harmful chemicals, increasing the risk of cancer and other serious illnesses.
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