[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Shaheen Announces Defense Department PFAS Data Transparency Agreement..."

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

News Release
Office of U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
August 30, 2023

Shaheen Announces Defense Department PFAS Data Transparency Agreement Following Secretary of the Air Force’s Visit to Pease Air National Guard Base

(Portsmouth, NH) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced the signing of a new Department of Defense (DOD) policy to increase the transparency of PFAS clean-up efforts at the former Pease Air Force Base as well as other sites around the country. This announcement follows Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s August 25th visit to Pease Air National Guard Base. During the visit, Shaheen hosted the Secretary and Testing for Pease Co-Founder, Andrea Amico, who shared with the Secretary the efforts she has spearheaded on PFAS advocacy.

“Communities who’ve been impacted by PFAS contamination deserve full transparency from the Defense Department on the clean-up process, while having the peace of mind that their personal information is secure,” said Senator Shaheen. “I advocated for DOD to implement this policy so residents can be better informed and engaged about PFAS clean-up efforts in their area and state regulators can work directly with community members that have been affected by PFAS contaminants.”

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For the entire release, see
https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/shaheen-announces-defense-department-pfas-data-transparency-agreement-following-secretary-of-the-air-forces-visit-to-pease-air-national-guard-base

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
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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