Democratic Senators Up Pressure On Pentagon To Speed PFAS Cleanups

The Pentagon is facing stepped-up pressure to scrap a slowed schedule for PFAS cleanups and return to a previously adopted timetable, with the latest push coming from 28 Democratic senators, including Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to make the changes. In a Nov. 19 letter led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), the senators cite concerns over the Defense Department’s (DOD) decision to delay per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) cleanup work at nearly 140 military...