PFAS Exposure Through Munitions Burning and Detonation

PFAS Exposure Through Munitions Burning and Detonation

by Lauren A. Koban, Andrew R. Pfluger First published: 19 August 2022 Abstract Considered contaminants of emerging concern, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of toxic, manufactured chemicals found in commercial and consumer products such as...
Toxic Burn Pits are Poisoning Central Louisiana

Toxic Burn Pits are Poisoning Central Louisiana

Central Louisiana Coalition for a Clean & Healthy Environment: Fighting for ZERO Open Burning/Open Detonation in New RCRA Permit   September 22, 2022 — Clean Harbors Colfax is the only commercial open burning/open detonation (OB/OD) facility in the...
Lawsuit Challenges Cause of Holston Army Explosion

Lawsuit Challenges Cause of Holston Army Explosion

  By TESSA WORLEY tworley@timesnews.net, Kingsport Times-News TENNESSEE — BAE Systems employees might not have followed safety protocols, which led to the Jan. 3, 2019, explosion at Holston Army Ammunition Plant, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court....
PFAS Renewed Concern at Badger Ammo

PFAS Renewed Concern at Badger Ammo

Earlier this month, at a public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board for the former 7,400-acre Badger Army Ammunition Plant, the Army reported that of the eight PFAS chemicals detected in groundwater at the southern plant boundary in 2018, concentrations of one...
Final Signing of PACT Act to Care for Burn Pit Victims!

Final Signing of PACT Act to Care for Burn Pit Victims!

Bipartisan legislation supported by CSWAB and other members of the national Cease Fire Campaign to give all generations of toxic-exposed veterans their earned health care and benefits under the Veterans Affairs (VA), was signed into law today by U.S. President Joe...