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April 29, 2009

KBR Sued for Toxic Air Exposure
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The military contractor KBR is being accused of endangering US soldiers
and contractors at open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. In a
series of lawsuits filed on Tuesday, twenty-one plaintiffs in nine
states said KBR failed to properly dispose of toxic waste burned in the
open-air pits. The emissions from the burnt waste allegedly caused
respiratory illnesses, tumors and cancers.



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