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

NPR | By Ryan Lucas

Published July 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM CDT

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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.

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Ryan Lucas

Ryan Lucas covers the Justice Department for NPR.

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