[CPEO-MEF] PFAS, CLOSURE: Former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base (MI)

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Force addresses concerns of former air base contamination, explains next steps in cleanup process

By Justin Van't Hof 
Upper Michigan Source
April  25, 2023 

K.I. SAWYER, Mich. (WLUC) - Concerns are still circulating among Marquette County residents about water contaminants at the former K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base.

In 2021 the former air force base was added to the filthy fifty act. The legislation places 50 former military bases with high levels of PFAS contamination as priorities in cleanup.

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The air force used firefighting foam which contained PFAS chemicals. K.I Sawyer is one of the two highest contaminated US Air Force bases in Michigan, and among the top five nationally.

Michael Hye lived in K.I. Sawyer when he was a child in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He developed a rare disease that affects his legs and believes PFAS exposure is to blame.

Although he moved away, Hye is dedicated to the cleanup of the site and says his main concern is transparency.

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For the entire story, see
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2023/04/25/air-force-addresses-concerns-former-air-base-contamination-explains-next-steps-cleanup-process/

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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