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The effort to get benefits to American civilians exposed to toxic burn pits

NPR | By Ryan Lucas

Published July 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM PDT

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A burn pit law from Congress left out thousands of American civilians working for the government who were exposed to the same toxins. Now there's an effort to change that.

The effort to get benefits to American civilians exposed to toxic burn pits

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