Oscoda, Michigan is the first community where harmful PFAS chemicals were found contaminating water caused by a nearby military installation. The Air Force has taken some steps to contain the chemicals, but cleanup efforts are costly and complex. PFAS chemicals have been linked to harmful health conditions such as cancer, and communities with PFAS-contaminated water supplies are worried. The Defense Department has a large cleanup liability, and there are debates in Congress about how to fund cleanup efforts. The process of destroying PFAS chemicals is still unclear. Companies are trying to develop technology to remove or destroy the toxic compounds, but the best method is yet to be agreed upon.
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Inside the Pentagon’s Painfully Slow Effort to Clean Up Decades of PFAS Contamination
