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Tests Find Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ at 10 Oregon Army Installations
Drinking water supplies at 10 Army installations in Oregon are contaminated with the toxic fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, according to newly released Department of Defense data obtained by EWG...
New PFAS Detections Reported at 90 Additional Army Installations
Pentagon Announces PFAS Task Force to Address Contamination at Military Bases
The Defense Department will establish a new task force to address drinking water contamination from the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS at military facilities and in nearby communities...
Retired Marine Jerry Ensminger Calls on House To Designate PFAS as “Hazardous Substances”
Retired Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger, who was stationed for many years at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in North Carolina, lost his daughter Janey, in 1985, at the age of nine from...
House to Debate PFAS Amendments to Defense Bill
This week, the House will consider amendments to quickly end the military's use of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam and food packaging, and place limits on PFAS...
PFAS Amendments to House Defense Bill Would Monitor Contamination and Speed Cleanup
Amendments proposed Tuesday to the House version of a must-pass defense bill would dramatically expand efforts to monitor and clean up contamination of the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS.
Defense Bill Heading to House Floor Includes Provision Banning Toxic Firefighting Foam on Military Bases
The House of Representatives will soon consider a must-pass piece of legislation that includes a provision to prohibit the use on military installations of firefighting foam containing the toxic...
Provision Banning Toxic Firefighting Foam on Military Bases Will Get Senate Vote
The Senate will soon consider a must-pass piece of legislation, including a provision to prohibit the use on military installations of firefighting foam containing the toxic fluorinated chemicals...
Michigan Legislators Introduce Legislation To Ensure Health Care for Veterans Exposed to PFAS Chemicals
Today Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), with members of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, introduced the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act. This legislation...
Army Backs Down on FOIA, Waives $300K Fee for PFAS Contamination Data
Under pressure from Environmental Working Group and Capitol Hill lawmakers, the Army today agreed to waive its fee of almost $300,000 to process a public records request seeking information about...
AP: Army Wants Nearly $300K To Disclose PFAS Contaminant Data at Military Bases
The Army is seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars to fulfill a public records request from EWG seeking data on military sites where drinking water sources are contaminated with toxic fluorinated...
NYT: To Avoid Cleanup, Pentagon Demands PFAS Standards Up to 30x Higher Than Safe Level in Federal Study
The Pentagon is lobbying the White House to back woefully weak cleanup standards for PFAS chemicals, which contaminate water on or near hundreds of military bases, according to The New York Times.
PFAS Pollutes Water at More Than 100 Military Bases Above EPA’s ‘Safe’ Level
Water sampled on or near at least 106 military sites was contaminated with toxic fluorinated chemicals, known as PFAS, above what EPA considers safe, according to Department of Defense data analyzed...
Federal Agency To Test for PFAS in People Near Military Bases
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention will begin testing people who live in communities near current and former military installations for toxic fluorinated compounds, known as PFAS.
