by ADC | Mar 27, 2026 | DOD/Pentagon, Environment, On Base
The DOW Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative released its annual report to Congress, highlighting the work done by the program in fiscal year 2025. The program protects installation land from encroachment and land use changes. “The 2026 REPI Report to...
by Asa Rhoden | Mar 5, 2026 | Environment, On Base
A Government Accountability Office report found that installations have limited access to information regarding the true cost of natural disasters. Surveying the damage from 10 years of natural disasters at 12 installations, the report found that resilience planning...
by Asa Rhoden | Feb 19, 2026 | Environment, In Our Communities, On Base
Army Corps Plants Cypress on Georgia Shore The Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Georgia planted trees along the coast of Storm Thurmond Lake, helping to preserve the land stability and provide a habitat for local wildlife. The choice of cypress trees helps...
by Asa Rhoden | Jan 19, 2026 | Environment, In Our Communities, On Base
California Launch Site Partners with Academia on Environmental Impact Vandenberg Space Force Base, California has partnered with Brigham Young University and California State University Bakersfield to study the sonic impact of rocket launches, according to a Space...
by Asa Rhoden | Nov 21, 2025 | Congress, Environment, On Base
Some Senate Democrats are urging the reversal of a recent Pentagon decision to delay PFAS cleanups at installations across the country. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and 27 other senators sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding that the cleanups...
by Asa Rhoden | Oct 22, 2025 | Environment, On Base
The DOD recently delayed the deadline for PFAS cleanup at nearly 140 military installations, according to a New York Times report. The delays vary in length but span up to ten years, giving bases more time to remove the dangerous chemicals from the land. Military...
by Asa Rhoden | Sep 23, 2025 | Environment, In Our Communities, On Base
Corvias Expands Education and Career Support to Six New Installations The Corvias Foundation recently held their most successful annual fundraiser, bringing in 30 sponsors for the foundation’s mission to support education and career support for military families, they...
by Asa Rhoden | Aug 28, 2025 | Environment, In Our Communities, On Base
Missouri Base Hosts Tabletop Exercise on Extreme Weather Potential severe storms in Missouri was the topic of a Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri tabletop exercise, bringing together local organizations to practice emergency responses to weather disasters. According to a...
by Asa Rhoden | Jul 16, 2025 | Environment, In Our Communities, On Base
Navy in New Phase of Red Hill Shutdown The Navy is nearing a new phase of shutting down the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility in Honolulu, the Star-Advertiser reported. Navy officials said that later this year they will begin removing 10 miles of fuel transmission pipes....
