by ADC | Oct 9, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
At Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos and Fresno Air National Guard Base (ANG) and other California installations, PFAS “forever chemicals” from decades of on-base firefighting foam use are suspected of contaminating surrounding communities’ water...
by ADC | Oct 9, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
An innovative Interior Alaska incinerator permitted for destroying per- and polyfluoralkyl chemicals (PFAS) is being closely monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its success cleaning toxic soil, Fairbanks’ KTUU-TV reported Tuesday. The NRC Alaska...
by ADC | Oct 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Robert McMahon, assistant Defense Secretary for Sustainment, whose responsibilities include DOD’s recently established PFAS Task Force and resolving privatized military housing problems, has submitted his resignation effective Nov. 22, Task & Purpose reported....
by ADC | Sep 15, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Pentagon officials acknowledged late last week that PFAS contamination cleanup costs are likely to exceed DOD’s original $2 billion estimate to mitigate the “forever chemical” problem impacting installations and communities across the country. Despite acknowledging an...
by ADC | Sep 11, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
A new Pentagon list of Army installations has been added to the growing number of military bases where PFAS chemicals have been detected in ground water as recently as this year, Military Times reports. Ninety active Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard bases...