Does U.S. Military Chaff Contain PFAS?

Does U.S. Military Chaff Contain PFAS?

In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Defense issued a legislatively-required report to Congress on the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that the military considers “critical to the national security of the United States.” The detailed 27-page...
Viequenses Call for Ban on Toxic Burning by Military

Viequenses Call for Ban on Toxic Burning by Military

Testimony before the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization Michael Urayoan Connelly Reyes Representing Vidas Viequenses Valen, Vieques, Puerto Rico 20 June 2022 We’re an island population with a backstory of more than six decades residing downwind of...
Safe Water is Free of Military Toxics

Safe Water is Free of Military Toxics

If it feels like nothing has happened in the last few years in terms of cleanup at Badger Army Ammunition Plant – it’s because nothing much has happened.  Seriously – we checked. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), has not received any of the...
Testing Private Wells for PFAS Should be a Priority

Testing Private Wells for PFAS Should be a Priority

High levels of PFAS contamination have been detected in groundwater and other media at thousands of military and civilian sites in the U.S. and its territories including Wisconsin. For virtually all of these sites, the extent and degree of PFAS groundwater...