[CPEO-MEF] COMMUNITIES, PFAS: "Letter to activists concerned about contamination at Naval Base Kitsap, " WA

[Lenny Siegel <Lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Letter to activists concerned about contamination at Naval Base Kitsap

By Pat Elder 
Military Poisons
April 1, 2026

The U.S. Navy presents its Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs) as vehicles for transparency and community engagement, but at Naval Base Kitsap the reality tells a very different story. Critical documents—like the January 15, 2026 meeting minutes and the accompanying Keyport report—are withheld from public view and quietly distributed to a select few, limiting meaningful public scrutiny and participation. This controlled flow of information is not accidental; it reflects a broader pattern in which complex jargon, restricted access, and carefully managed narratives obscure the full scope of contamination and delay accountability. At stake is not just bureaucratic process, but the health of communities living with the long-term consequences of toxic exposure.

Until now, there has been no publicly available webpage for the Naval Base Kitsap Restoration Advisory Board Meeting Minutes from the January 15, 2026 meeting. The Navy has also neglected to put the 37-page PDF, “Naval Base Kitsap Restoration Advisory Board Meeting Keyport” online.

This is not an administrative oversight. It’s how the Navy handles their Dog and Pony Shows, known as Restoration Advisory Boards, or RABs. 
The Navy is attempting to placate a small number of you by sending these files as attachments to emails rather than posting this damnable material online. They figure it makes you feel like an insider. They are masters of propaganda, and they don’t want to risk these files getting out to a larger audience.  

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For the entire article, see
https://www.militarypoisons.org/latest-news/letter-to-activists-concerned-about-contamination-at-naval-base-kitsap

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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)




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