DOD Weighs Emerging Technologies, Eyeing Update To PFAS Disposal Guide

Departing Biden Defense Department (DOD) officials told Congress earlier this month the department is evaluating the use of emerging technologies for PFAS disposal using a framework in EPA’s updated PFAS destruction and disposal guidance, as DOD revises its own disposal guidance and wrestles with how to address large amounts of PFAS-containing waste. “DoD is reviewing EPA’s April 2024 updated guidance and will incorporate new information and identified options into DoD’s planned update to its guidance,” the Office of the Assistant...