[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: Verbal dispute resolution at former Wurtsmith Air Force Base (MI)

[Lenny Siegel]

PFAS investigation will accelerate at long-closed Michigan military base

By Paula Gardner
MLive (MI)
July 1, 2019


A verbal agreement to speed up the pace of work that should help control the spread of PFAS from the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base into nearby waterways follows more than a year of pressure from Michigan officials and community activists.

The announcement made July 1 says the U.S. Air Force agreed to multiple points raised in dispute resolution meetings.

The news prompts both state and local officials to say that it could be a significant sign of progress for a community that’s been confronting high levels of the chemicals for several years and waiting for a resolution.

“However,” said Arnie Leriche, “the devil’s going to be in the details.”

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For then entire article, see
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/07/pfas-investigation-will-accelerate-at-long-closed-michigan-military-base.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
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