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Military bases teem with PFAS — there’s still no firm plan for cleanup
Excessive levels of toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected at 80% of active and decommissioned military bases.
By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Grist
Government should pay compensation for Cold War testing, victims say
In the 1950s and 1960s, the Army used blowers to spray a potential carcinogen into the air surrounding a St. Louis housing project.
Why Fort Liberty wants to test Spring Lake water
Fort Liberty is seeking to test for 'forever chemicals.' in Spring Lake well water. Here's why.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
DoD expanding ‘forever chemicals’ cleanup at former Michigan base
Groundwater treatment systems will be installed near the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in northern Michigan.
Study links ‘forever chemicals’ to testicular cancer in US troops
The military first documented health concerns surrounding chemicals known as PFAS decades ago yet has continued to use firefighting foam made with them.
By Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime, KFF Health News
Why the drinking water got tainted on the carriers Nimitz and Lincoln
The Navy has released its investigations into water contamination that plagued the two carriers last fall.
Cleaning toxic military sites will take decades without more funding
Advocates want congressional appropriators to double the budget for military clean up efforts in fiscal 2024.
Toxic foam spill at Hawaii’s Red Hill facility due to contractor error
About 1,300 gallons of toxic fire suppressant leaked at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage site near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Nov. 29, 2022.
By Kent Miller
Pentagon to phase out firefighting foam with ‘forever chemicals’
The EPA on March 14 proposed new standards for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals,” in drinking water.
By Ashley Murray, Colorado Newsline and Jennifer Shutt, Colorado Newsline