DOD Official Says PFAS Cleanups May Not Accelerate With Funding Boost

A senior Defense Department (DOD) official is cautioning state regulators that a significant boost in federal funding right now for the department to clean up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) will not necessarily translate into faster cleanup because the department is in the early, investigative stages of its cleanup effort. Despite a push on Capitol Hill to significantly bolster funding for DOD to put cleanup of PFAS on the fast-track, “more money, particularly right now as we investigate [PFAS contamination],...