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Attorneys estimate that more than 100 who’ve already joined the case were exposed to the so-called “forever chemicals” linked to cancer, thyroid diseases, fertility issues and more while working with firefighting foam on or around Joint Base Cape Cod.
"We have all these individuals who unknowingly were drinking contaminated water, or firefighters who were using all this [PFAS] foam all the time."
Millions in Department of Defense funds have already been spent to remediate PFAS contamination at Ellsworth and Foss.
Military veterans who served at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City and at Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station in Sioux Falls are part of new national class-action