by ADC | Jul 2, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Air Force committed more than $35 million in previously dedicated environmental cleanup funds toward PFAS contamination mitigation efforts at the former Pease Air Force Base, N.H., the New Hampshire Union Leader has reported. Last month the Air Force acknowledged...
by ADC | Jul 1, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate’s NDAA approved last Thursday includes a new provision that would require federal environmental regulation of toxic PFAS chemicals while setting a DOD deadline to end their use in firefighting foam, Environment America announced in a news release Friday....
by ADC | Jun 16, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Air Force has submitted a letter to Senate Democrats acknowledging it has diverted more than $66 million from other contamination remediation projects toward PFOA/PFOS cleanup, CQ reported Thursday. Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.), Environment and Public Works...
by ADC | Jun 9, 2019 | DC360, On Base
Fort Ord Reuse Authority Executive Officer Michael Houlemard, Jr., has been recognized as the recipient of ADC’s 2019 John Lynch Base Redevelopment Leadership Award. As FORA’s chief manager, Houlemard has led the redevelopment of one of the largest and complex BRAC...
by ADC | May 29, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Bipartisan legislation addressing PFAS/PFOS contamination that is increasingly present in community groundwater is likely to clash with the Trump administration, The Hill reported Monday. The chemicals, found in items from raincoats to firefighting foam, have been...