[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Senators ask Defense Department for better community engagement

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

HASSAN ASKS DEFENSE DEPARTMENT FOR BETTER PFAS COMMUNICATION


By Dan Alexander
Seacoast Current (NH)
January 21, 2022

A Portsmouth mother's persistence paid off, as her testimony before a Senate hearing about Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) contamination at military installation led to a push from Sen. Maggie Hassan for better communication.

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“We urge you to solicit and incorporate input from community leaders and organizations as the Department improves [restoration advisory boards] and [restoration advisory committees], and to listen to the priorities of those impacted as the Department carries out its statutorily-mandated efforts to keep communities across our nation safe from PFAS,” the senators wrote in their letter.

During the hearing, Amico said the Department of Defense needs to host routine listening sessions with local communities, improve transparency by allowing more access to exposure data, and improve relations with local Restoration Advisory Boards and Restoration Advisory Committees.

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For the entire article, see
https://seacoastcurrent.com/hassan-asks-defense-department-for-better-pfas-communication/

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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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