[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: U.S. Army Yakima Training Center (WA)

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

U.S. Army and Yakima Training Center host informational event to update residents on PFAS 

by Anisa Williams
KIMA TV News  (Yakima, WA)
May 9, 2025

The U.S. Army and the Yakima Training Center hosted a public information event at the Selah Civic Center to update residents on efforts to address groundwater contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS.

The Army began testing for PFAS in 2014 after learning that aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) used in firefighting exercises could pose a public health risk.

Once it was determined that the foam contained PFAS, the Army launched an investigation and committed to community outreach and environmental cleanup.

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For the entire story, see
https://kimatv.com/news/local/us-army-and-yakima-training-center-host-informational-event-to-update-residents-on-pfas

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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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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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