Air Force Drops Challenge To Alaska Base’s Permit After EPA Revisions

The Air Force is dropping its administrative challenge to an EPA-issued hazardous waste permit for an Alaska base after the agency agreed to modify a key definition the military had argued could result in increased PFAS requirements as well as change other provisions related to federal facility agreements (FFAs) and off-site actions. In its 2023 petition , the Air Force asked the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to remand a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit EPA had issued for...