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
Gen. CQ Brown, now Air Force chief of staff, appeared to draw broad support from senators considering his nomination to be the next Joint Chiefs chairman.
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.