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

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Podcast: [All Things Considered](https://stenobird.com/podcast/all-things-considered-1709162)
Published: 2026-07-02T20:48:15+00:00
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## Resource

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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