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Landmark study finds alarming cancer rates among Camp Lejeune service members, staff
On Tuesday, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry released an extensive study that finds increased cancer risks for civilian and military personnel at North Carolina’s Marine Corps Base...
EWG recognizes Congress for taking steps to address ‘forever chemicals’ in NDAA
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Working Group applauds Congress for including several provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2024 to tackle the toxic “ forever...
DOD: PFAS plumes in the 'proximity' of drinking water supplies
Underground plumes of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS flowing from Department of Defense installations are “in the proximity” of nearby drinking water supplies, according to a DOD report.
Government shutdown threatens progress on ‘forever chemicals’
Efforts by some Republicans to shut down the federal government could delay progress on addressing the contamination crisis caused by the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
Updated map: Toxic 'forever chemicals' confirmed to contaminate 455 military sites
More than 700 military installations are likely contaminated with the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an updated comprehensive review of Defense Department records by the Environmental...
EWG applauds Senate National Defense Authorization Act provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Working Group applauds the Senate Armed Services Committee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense Authorization Act...
EWG applauds National Defense Authorization Act provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’
Today the Environmental Working Group applauds the House Armed Services Committee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense Authorization...
Spending bill shortchanges defense communities hammered by PFAS pollution
The House version of the Defense Department spending bill for Fiscal Year 2024 cuts spending to clean up contamination from “forever chemicals” and other toxic pollutants by 30 percent – from $1.6...
The Pentagon’s contamination time bomb: Cleanup backlog outpaces funding
The Department of Defense is failing to confront an almost $4 billion increase in the cost of cleaning up contaminated sites, many polluted by the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. And its cleanup...
Updated DOD standards: Critical first step toward firefighting foam made without ‘forever chemicals’
Today the Department of Defense quietly released new requirements for the firefighting foam it uses to put out jet fuel fires. It marks a crucial step toward ending the use of foams containing the...
More than 600,000 service members given ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
More than 600,000 service members at 116 military installations were annually served water with potentially unsafe levels of the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, according to an Environmental...
EWG applauds Congress for tackling ‘forever chemicals’ in National Defense Authorization Act
he Environmental Working Group applauds Congress for including several provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, for fiscal year 2023 to tackle the toxic “forever chemicals” known...
House passes bill to protect firefighters from ‘forever chemicals’
The Environmental Working Group applauds the House for passing a bill to help protect firefighters from exposure to the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS widely used in their tools and equipment...
EWG applauds House passage of new ‘forever chemical’ actions and cleanup mandates
On Thursday night, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, a must-pass defense spending bill that contains several amendments tackling the...
EWG applauds provisions tackling ‘forever chemicals’ in National Defense Authorization Act
Today, the Environmental Working Group applauds the House Armed Services Commmittee for including several provisions to tackle the “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in the National Defense...
High ‘forever chemicals’ levels found in drinking water of more communities near DOD sites
Dangerously high levels of the toxic “forever chemicals“ known as PFAS have been detected in the drinking water of more communities near Department of Defense installations.
EWG report card tracks federal agencies’ looming deadlines for ‘forever chemicals’ actions
The Environmental Working Group today released a comprehensive report card tracking whether federal agencies are meeting deadlines for addressing the health and environmental threats of the toxic...
High levels of ‘forever chemicals’ detected in Dept. of Defense community drinking water
WASHINGTON – Dangerously high levels of the toxic forever chemicals known as PFAS have been detected in the drinking water of communities near Department of Defense installations. Data released last...
Defense bill tackling 'forever chemicals' with funding boost, policy reforms becomes law
The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022, which includes $517 million to clean up the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS and critical policy reforms for tackling PFAS...
Biden administration launches new federal purchasing policy to spur alternatives to “forever chemicals”
The Biden administration today issued an executive order on sustainable purchasing that directs federal agencies to seek alternatives to the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS.
