Jon Stewart and burn pit advocacy

  • Jon Stewart speaks during a press conference about the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 in Washington. Getty Images / AFP
    Jon Stewart speaks during a press conference about the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 in Washington. Getty Images / AFP
  • Stewart has long advocated for causes he believes in. Getty Images / AFP
    Stewart has long advocated for causes he believes in. Getty Images / AFP
  • Stewart hugs 9/11 advocate John Feal. Getty Images / AFP
    Stewart hugs 9/11 advocate John Feal. Getty Images / AFP
  • Stewart has been championing causes for veterans for many years. Getty Images / AFP
    Stewart has been championing causes for veterans for many years. Getty Images / AFP
  • Senator John Tester and Stewart embrace. Getty Images / AFP
    Senator John Tester and Stewart embrace. Getty Images / AFP
  • Air Force veteran Tim Hauser speaks during Thursday's press conference. Getty Images / AFP
    Air Force veteran Tim Hauser speaks during Thursday's press conference. Getty Images / AFP
  • An Afghan National Army pickup truck passes a fire in a trash burn pit south of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    An Afghan National Army pickup truck passes a fire in a trash burn pit south of Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • Senator Kirsten Gillibrand addresses a news conference about military burn pits legislation outside the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
    Senator Kirsten Gillibrand addresses a news conference about military burn pits legislation outside the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
  • Stewart poses for a photograph with Lauren Grigsby, Charlotte Brock and Melinda Beyer whose friend, Marine Corps veteran Kate Hendricks, died after being exposed to burn pits. AFP
    Stewart poses for a photograph with Lauren Grigsby, Charlotte Brock and Melinda Beyer whose friend, Marine Corps veteran Kate Hendricks, died after being exposed to burn pits. AFP
  • Danielle Robinson, widow of Ohio Army National Guard veteran Health Robinson, who died in 2020 due to lung cancer caused by burn pits, addresses the crowds. Getty Images / AFP
    Danielle Robinson, widow of Ohio Army National Guard veteran Health Robinson, who died in 2020 due to lung cancer caused by burn pits, addresses the crowds. Getty Images / AFP
  • Stewart talks with Ms Robinson outside the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
    Stewart talks with Ms Robinson outside the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
  • Brielle Robinson, daughter of the late Army Sgt First Class Heath Robinson outside the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
    Brielle Robinson, daughter of the late Army Sgt First Class Heath Robinson outside the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
  • Mr Schumer greets Brielle Robinson. Getty Images / AFP
    Mr Schumer greets Brielle Robinson. Getty Images / AFP
  • Congressman Raul Ruiz joins veterans, advocacy groups, activists, victims' families and fellow Democrats for a news conference about military burn pits legislation. Getty Images / AFP
    Congressman Raul Ruiz joins veterans, advocacy groups, activists, victims' families and fellow Democrats for a news conference about military burn pits legislation. Getty Images / AFP
  • Stewart, a long-time New Yorker, also advocated for 9/11 victims. Getty Images / AFP
    Stewart, a long-time New Yorker, also advocated for 9/11 victims. Getty Images / AFP
  • Trash at a burn pit in Forward Operating Base Zeebrudge, Helmand province, Afghanistan. US Marines / AFP
    Trash at a burn pit in Forward Operating Base Zeebrudge, Helmand province, Afghanistan. US Marines / AFP
  • Burn pits are commonly used by the US military to get rid of everything from plastic bottles to human waste to old tyres – all incinerated with the aid of jet fuel. US Marines / AFP
    Burn pits are commonly used by the US military to get rid of everything from plastic bottles to human waste to old tyres – all incinerated with the aid of jet fuel. US Marines / AFP
  • Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at a news conference at the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP
    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at a news conference at the US Capitol in March. Getty Images / AFP