Effective today, a permit issued by the State of Tennessee and U.S. EPA Region 4 will allow the U.S. Army to continue open air burning of toxic PFAS chemicals at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant, despite objections from hundreds of citizens and more than 70...
Nearly 300 people – including representatives of 72 civic, environmental, veterans and health organizations from around the nation – have issued a joint statement calling on state and federal regulators to prohibit open air burning of PFAS and other toxic chemicals at...
About PFAS in Munitions What are PFAS? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that includes PFOA, PFOS, GenX, and many other chemicals. PFAS are used to make fluoropolymer coatings and products that resist heat, oil, stains,...
EPA Region 4 Administrator Mary Walker has rejected CSWAB’s citizen petition for intervention that would prohibit open air burning of PFAS and other hazardous chemicals at Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Tennessee – a practice that constitutes an ongoing...
by Suzanne Yohannan, Inside Washington Publishers – Local citizen groups are petitioning EPA Region 4 to block the U.S. military from using thermal methods for disposing of explosives and other materials containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at a...
“For two decades CSWAB has not only been an effective guardian of the environment around the Badger Army Ammunition Plant, but it has been in the forefront of national issues such as the burning of buildings and the establishment of standards for explosive compounds.”
Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight