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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.

4 years ago

Explainer: On the front lines of developing a test for the coronavirus

. If you don’t know who has a disease, it’s impossible to predict its spread, how many people will get it, or how many people may die from it.

By Dr. David Pride, University of California San Diego

5 years ago

Explainer: How do you test for coronavirus?

Dr. Maureen Ferran has the answers.

By Maureen Ferran, Rochester Institute of Technology

5 years ago

More water contamination detected near Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base

Two more wells near a military base in Delaware have elevated levels of chemical contaminants, according to state environmental officials.

5 years ago

Air Force announces health study at Pease Air National Guard Base amid concerns about cancer

Officials at an Air National Guard base in New Hampshire announced that the Air Force will conduct a study amid concerns about exposure to carcinogens at the base.

5 years ago

Toxic firefighting chemicals contaminate groundwater at Air Force Academy

The U.S. Air Force Academy says unsafe levels of toxic chemicals from firefighting foam were found in groundwater at four sites on the Colorado campus.

6 years ago