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There are almost 12,000 contaminated sites at more than 700 active and recently-closed military bases. The Pentagon is by far the single biggest polluter in the United States. It will cost an estimated $30 billion to meet the Defense Department's cleanup requirements on the books today.

Environmental experts and managers from the military services converged at San Antonio, Texas, in late August--all seeking answers to the question: Can the ser...

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