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House, Senate DOD Bills Have Only Modest Impact on PFAS Chemicals

/in , , /by /Engineering News-Recordby Pam McFarland

Each of the differing $740-billion defense authorization bills that the House and Senate passed during the week of July 20 includes several provisions that would address pollution caused by per- and polyfluoralkyl substances at Dept.of Defense facilities. But neither would classify the chemicals as hazardous materials eligible for Superfund cleanup.

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Military Sees Surge in Sites With ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination

/in , /by /The Hill (Washington)by Rebecca Beitsch

The military now has at least 651 sites that have been contaminated with cancer-linked “forever chemicals,” a more than 50 percent jump from its last tally.

The information was released Friday in a report from the Department of Defense (DOD), part of a task force designed to help the military remove a class of chemicals known as PFAS from the water supply near numerous military bases.

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