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I just read another article about this, but the affected group is military from Camp Legume. The water in Legume was contaminated, and its actually given a cont
by MarkMarine 10mo ago
I just read another article about this, but the affected group is military from Camp Legume. The water in Legume was contaminated, and its actually given a control group test for the incidence of Parkinson’s with Camp Pendleton, where the water was not contaminated.
Spoiler: it looks like the farmers are right
https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-was-in-our-genes-it-might-be-in-the-water/ https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-thought-parkinsons-wa...
Amazing thing is TCE was banned by the Biden EPA in 2024 and Trump’s EPA stopped its ban.
- Infernal 10mo agoFor anyone stopping by looking for more info, it’s Camp Lejeune not Legume.
- krustyburger 10mo agoCamp Legume may be a reference to this scene from the film Blazing Saddles: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VPIP9KXdmO0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=VPIP9KXdmO0
- MarkMarine 10mo agoGood lord. Thank you. Served in Pendleton and I should know better.
- lapetitejort 10mo agoThe EPA should check crayons for brain-eating chemicals
- brendoelfrendo 10mo agoMinor correction: it's Camp Lejeune. I just had to chime in because Camp Legume is both very funny and kind of an appropriate typo for the topic.