The toxic anti-thyroidic chemical perchlorate, used in
rocket fuel, has leached from military dumpsites into
public drinking water sources, contaminating the water
at dangerous levels in many states. The Department of
Defense and its contractors such as Lockheed Martin
are using obfuscation to wage a campaign to slow or
block Environmental Protection Agency regulatory
measures that might cost them billions of dollars in
cleanup and liability. The influence of the DOD over
the EPA is cause for extreme concern.