Jul 27, 2020 | issues
In formal comments submitted today to Utah environmental regulators and the U.S. EPA, a national coalition of 60 groups from around the U.S. is objecting to the approval of a permit which will allow the continued open air burning of hazardous munitions wastes...
May 29, 2020 | issues
For almost two years now, the Army has denied appeals from neighbors of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant to include PFAS chemicals in its residential well testing program. This week, as part of an independent review of the military’s groundwater program at...
May 23, 2020 | issues
CSWAB is proud to be part of the Toxic Exposures in the American Military (TEAM) Coalition, a non-partisan consortium of 30 veterans’ and military service organizations working together to reduce incidents of toxic exposures in the U.S. military and to improve access...
Apr 13, 2020 | issues
NATIONAL — Louisiana is expected to deny renewing a permit for a commercial facility to continue open-burn/open detonation (OB/OD) of hazardous waste, including military munitions, as EPA has recently been supporting shifting away from open-air burning of waste...
Dec 11, 2019 | issues
We are happy to report a victory for environmental justice! A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will require the Secretary of the Navy to purchase and operate a closed detonation chamber – ending decades of polluting open air detonations on...
