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U.S. Air Force and New Jersey state fire protection specialists from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing battle a simulated aircraft fire with Aqueous Film Forming Foam at Military Sealift Command Training Center East in Freehold, N.J., on June 12, 2015.

It will probably be decades before DoD can clean up all the toxic ‘forever chemicals’

An official said it will take years to examine the issue, and many more to fix it.

By Meghann Myers

2 years ago

Here are more than 300 bases with possible toxic 'forever chemical’ contamination

An updated site map shows 305 sites in all 50 states with confirmed or possible PFAS water contamination.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

Is this the solution to contaminated water on military bases?

Civilian researchers tested a plasma reactor at an Air Force Base that could destroy cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

This is the Pentagon’s plan for dealing with toxic chemical contamination on bases

The PFAS task force has four months to make a list of problems and outline how to fix them.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

These 90 Army posts have contaminated drinking water

There are now almost 300 known PFAS-contaminated military bases.

By Meghann Myers

4 years ago

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