[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "N.J. sues U.S. military, wants feds to pay for tainted drinking water cleanup"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

N.J. sues U.S. military, wants feds to pay for tainted drinking water cleanup

By Michael Sol Warren 
NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
January 14, 2021

For decades, the U.S. military used a special foam to fight fires on bases around the Garden State. That foam, and the toxic chemicals inside it, slowly seeped into the surrounding area and throughout groundwater supplies, according to New Jersey authorities, compromising the safety of nearby drinking water.

Now, New Jersey wants Uncle Sam to clean up the mess.

On Thursday, the state Attorney General’s office and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced a lawsuit against the federal government over long-standing water pollution on and near military bases in the Garden State.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.nj.com/news/2021/01/nj-sues-us-military-wants-feds-to-pay-for-tainted-drinking-water-cleanup.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org





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