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Poisoned promises: Camp Lejeune families still wait for justice decades after toxic water scandal

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Decades after Marines and families at North Carolina's Camp Lejeune bathed and drank in poisoned water, the law meant to bring them justice has stalled. The 2022 Camp Lejeune Justice Act — intended to finally allow victims their day in court — has instead become mired in legal backlogs and procedural fights.As medical bills mount from lifetimes of chronic illness and loved ones pass away, families say Washington’s delays have turned a promise of justice into yet another bureaucratic waiting game. They’re now calling on Congress to pass the Ensuring Justice for Camp Lejeune Victims Act, which w...

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