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EPA Offers New Guidance on Groundwater Cleanup

EPA Offers New Guidance on Groundwater Cleanup

by defensecomm | Dec 22, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued interim guidance on cleanup of groundwater contaminated by PFAS. “The interim recommendations will provide clear and consistent guidance for federal cleanup programs and will help protect drinking water resources in...
In Our Communities

In Our Communities

by defensecomm | Dec 17, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families

The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support celebrated the opening of its new headquarters building in Philadelphia, a project that has been in the works for almost a decade, according to a press release. “You now have a 21st century building to go along with the...
Map from Environmental Working Group Shows 305 Bases that Used PFAS Foam

Map from Environmental Working Group Shows 305 Bases that Used PFAS Foam

by ADC | Dec 11, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360

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...
In Our Communities

In Our Communities

by ADC | Dec 2, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships

A $1.5 million partnership will help expand health care for military families in Radcliff, Ky., near Fort Knox, and “explore links between physical, mental, social and financial well-being,” according to a press release. Fort Knox Federal Credit Union pledged the...

In Our Communities

by ADC | Nov 21, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360, Military Families, On Base

Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) is asking the Marine Corps to reconsider building a 1,500-foot steel wall to protect a rifle training range at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Ewa Beach from erosion as sea levels rise. Some in the community worry it will cause more erosion at...

DOD Looking for Non-PFAS Firefighting Foam

by ADC | Nov 18, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base

The Pentagon is researching alternatives to the type of firefighting foam that contains PFAS chemicals and has spent $10 million on the search, Military Times reported. As On Base reported, researchers are separately testing plasma technology to clean up PFAS...

In Our Communities

by ADC | Nov 18, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base

The state of North Carolina is seeking proposals for a joint land use study compatible use implementation plan for the communities around Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. The RFP closes Dec. 9…. Later this month, 77 formerly homeless veterans will move into a new...

VA to Make ‘Major Investments’ in Toxin Exposure Research

by ADC | Nov 17, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, Military Families, On Base

The Department of Veterans Affairs will research whether some veterans’ illnesses are connected to toxic chemicals they may been exposed to on installations and during deployments. “[Veterans], for good reason, have been irritated with us as an organization because we...

DOD, Researchers Testing Potential PFAS Fix

by ADC | Nov 7, 2019 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base

The Air Force and scientists have tested a method of cleaning up PFAS-contaminated groundwater at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, using plasma technology to destroy the “forever chemicals,” the service announced in a press release. “This is the only technology...
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