by defensecomm | Jan 7, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, Congress/DoD, DC360
The House plans to vote next week on legislation to label PFAS as hazardous, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced. “Many of us were deeply disappointed that Senate Republicans blocked the inclusion of provisions in the NDAA conference report to clean up...
by defensecomm | Jan 6, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360
The Air Force will spend $2 million to stop PFAS-contaminated water from flowing into waterways near the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Penn., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported…. Redevelopment of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station in...
by defensecomm | Jan 1, 2020 | Base Redevelopment/ Environmental Cleanup, DC360
The state of New York has approved a $585 million plan to clean up groundwater contamination in the Bethpage community on Long Island, where the Navy and Northrup Grumman operated warplane manufacturing facilities for decades. The state plans to sue the Navy and the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
