[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Defense Department Congressional testimony

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Cleaning up hazardous chemicals, unexploded munitions from military bases not likely to wrap up soon


By Amelia Brust 
Federal News Network
May 27, 2021
 
Lawmakers wants to know how to budget for environmental clean-ups of military installations, but Defense leaders insist it’s going to be a drawn-out process.

In a hearing for the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) this week, officials from the services and the Pentagon told the House Appropriations subcommittee on Defense where DoD stands on removing hazardous Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals and unexploded ordinances from military bases.

DERP addresses two categories of sites: The Installation Restoration Program manages the cleanup of chemicals released to the environment, including PFAS, while the Military Munitions Response Program addresses former military range sites known or suspected to contain unexploded ordinances, discarded military munitions, or munitions constituents.

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For the entire article, see
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-main/2021/05/cleaning-up-hazardous-chemicals-unexploded-munitions-from-military-bases-not-likely-to-wrap-up-soon/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)

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