DOD PERCHLORATE POLICY RAISES QUESTIONS ON WATER, RANGE CLEANUPS

The Defense Department (DOD) has issued what may be its clearest statement so far on how it plans to address extensive contamination by perchlorate -- a component of rocket fuel and military munitions and a naturally occurring chemical that has contaminated a slew of waterbodies across the United States. But at least one critic is raising concerns that the policy will not ensure cleanups of operational ranges and contaminated waterbodies that are not drinking water sources, leading to continuing disputes...