The Environmental Working Group has released a new interactive map that shows more than 300 installations it says has used firefighting foam containing PFAS.
“It’s clear that the military is failing to take responsibility for PFAS pollution, and that the extent of PFAS pollution on or near military bases is much bigger than has been disclosed,” Scott Faber, the group’s senior vice president for government affairs, said in a press release.
Negotiators stripped a House-passed provision of the National Defense Authorization Act, which is expected to pass, that would have labeled PFAS as hazardous under Superfund rules.
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...