U.S. Military Bases Delay Cleanup of Toxic "Forever Chemicals"

Hundreds of US bases quietly delayed PFAS cleanup for years, and some deadlines disappeared

For families living near military bases, the wait for clean drinking water is stretching into decades, USA Today reported. A new review found that hundreds of United States military sites have pushed back PFAS cleanup timelines. Some have even removed firm deadlines altogether. What happened? According to USA Today, almost three-quarters of the 700-plus military installations examined have seen their PFAS timelines delayed at least once. Most of…

Toxic Delays Exposed—Pentagon Pushes 20 Years

The Pentagon quietly pushed back cleanup deadlines for toxic “forever chemicals” at nearly 200 military bases, some by as much as two decades, according to newly analyzed defense records. Quick Take A USA TODAY analysis found the Defense Department posted revised PFAS cleanup timelines in May, delaying target dates at close to 200 sites by...

U.S. military bases delay cleanup of toxic "forever chemicals"

It's been almost five years since Brandi and Brad Hyatt found out the well at their home next to an Army base in Washington is contaminated with so-called "forever chemicals." They started using bottled water for everything from making coffee to rinsing off toothbrushes. The couple even carted their two small children across town to bathe at a gym so they couldn’t accidentally swallow contaminated bathwater. The Army installed a filter last year…

Toxic PFAS cleanup delayed at hundreds of U.S. military bases

The military is delaying the cleanup of toxic PFAS, or "forever chemicals", at hundreds of bases across the U.S., sometimes for more than a decade.