PENNSYLVANIA SBCT CREATION POSES MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

A proposal to transform the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's (PAARNG) 56th Brigade into a Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT) would create significant and unaddressable harm to air quality, farmland and forested land, according to a recently released environmental impact analysis on the project. The proposal -- which is aimed at giving the Army a lighter, more efficient combat force -- would also restrict land uses, harm water and cultural resources and create hazardous and toxic materials and wastes, but these...