From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Thu, 30 May 2019 07:01:54 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Air Force to reimburse Martinsburg (WV) |
Martinsburg to get $4.9M for water-supply cleanup By Matthew Amsted Hagerstown Herald Mail (MD)O May 22, 2019 MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The U.S. Air Force has agreed to reimburse Martinsburg $4.9 million for expenses that the city incurred in response to water-supply contamination linked to the 167th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia Air National Guard, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced Wednesday. “I’m so thrilled that the Air Force has finally put forward an agreement that will help recuperate the significant costs Martinsburg incurred during the cleanup of their water supply,” Capito, R-W.Va., said in a news release. “When faced with this serious public-health challenge, the city stepped up to protect the health and well-being of the community and its residents, and that was neither an easy nor an inexpensive effort.” … For the entire article, see https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/tri_state/west_virginia/martinsburg-to-get-m-for-water-supply-cleanup/article_f6b4d505-4727-50cf-8af2-76d5d7a577e4.html -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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