From: | Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:26:16 -0700 (PDT) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Pentagon to request continued use of AFFF |
Pentagon Likely to Continue Using PFAS-Based Firefighting Foam for 2 More Years, Watchdog Says By Patricia Kime Military.com July 16, 2024 The Pentagon is expected to request an extension to an Oct. 1 deadline set by Congress to stop using firefighting foam that contains hazardous "forever chemicals" at more than 1,500 facilities and in thousands of vehicles and portable equipment worldwide, according to a new report. The Department of Defense announced last September that after nearly a decade of research it had finally identified a fluorine-free foam that met its needs for replacing its current firefighting foam, known as aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, which contains per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. According to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, however, the transition to the fluorine-free foam will not occur this year; instead, the DoD likely will ask for an extension through 2026 to make the switch. … For the entire article, see https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/07/16/defense-department-expected-request-2-year-extension-firefighting-foam-containing-forever-chemicals.html The GAO report may be found at https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-107322 — 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 Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918 http://www.cpeo.org Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org) _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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