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US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’
Defense Department officials say a blanket ban on PFAS chemicals would threaten military readiness.
By Patricia Kime, KFF Health News
These Mid-Atlantic bases have toxic levels of cancer-linked chemicals, report finds
PFAS contamination is affecting both groundwater and seafood in the Chesapeake Bay.
DoD dragged its feet on toxic chemical exposure prevention and clean-up, IG finds
A bureaucratic roadblock prevented the Defense Department from taking action after issuing a "risk alert."
It will probably be decades before DoD can clean up all the toxic ‘forever chemicals’
An official said it will take years to examine the issue, and many more to fix it.
Arizona agency: Luke Air Force Base needs longer term water solution
The head of Arizona’s environmental agency called on Luke Air Force Base in metro Phoenix to help stop the spread of a plume of chemicals contaminating the area’s drinking water after recent testing discovered high levels of compounds commonly found in a firefighting foam once used there.
Fire support: Air Guard crews use drones, C-130s, helicopters and more to battle West Coast blazes
As large fires continue to rage across the West Coast, elements of the Air National Guard from across the U.S. have been sent in to assist on the ground and in the air, high above the flames and the billowing smoke.
By Jared Morgan
2 wells for drinking water near Naval Base Kitsap contaminated
Two wells bordering Naval Base Kitsap’s southern edge have been found to have potentially harmful levels of contamination caused by a firefighting foam used on the base.
Are military efforts to clean up and replace toxic ‘forever chemicals’ cutting it?
PFAS contamination has become a military-wide problem, with more than 700 military installations having either confirmed or suspected cases of contamination.
By Philip Athey
For Kaela, Congress must make PFAS pollution a priority
Congress must direct DoD to quickly confirm the presence of PFAS at hundreds of bases and with a sense of urgency clean up legacy PFAS pollution now — not in 30 years as DoD has proposed.
By Jim Holmes
Here’s the latest count of suspected bases with toxic “forever chemicals” in the water
There are almost 700 sites, according to the Environmental Working Group, likely contaminated with PFAS
Advocates: Pentagon failing to communicate dangers of firefighting foam chemicals to troops, families
Groups want widespread testing, monitoring and cleanup of PFAS chemicals, which have leached into the ground and drinking water supplies in some communities.
By Patricia Kime