[CPEO-MEF] COMMUNITIES, PFAS: "RAB members push for transparency at [Wurtsmith Air Force Base, MI] contamination meeting"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

RAB members push for transparency at WAFB contamination meeting

By Jenny Haglund
Iosco County News-Herald (MI)
February 2, 2021

OSCODA – With the contamination at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base (WAFB) in Oscoda, which includes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), there is a plethora of associated documents and data.

A recurring comment among participants of the latest Wurtsmith Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting, is that they want increased transparency on the part of the involved agencies. This includes receiving WAFB-related information in a more timely fashion, so they can gain an understanding of the materials prior to the meetings.

“I’ve been carrying through with the pledge with our local RAB members to involve our legislators in trying to get some additional transparency, and input from the RAB, at the front end of the discussion process for the remediation of sites and investigation of sites,” said RAB Co-Chair Mark Henry.
 

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For the entire article, see
http://www.iosconews.com/news/article_85509b06-6572-11eb-86b8-5ba722bb49ec.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
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