Facing Pressure, DOD Schedules Meeting On PFAS Prioritization Policy

Responding to pressure from environmental and community groups, the Defense Department (DOD) is hosting a public listening session Nov. 19 on its controversial policy to prioritize implementation of EPA’s drinking water standards for PFAS that focuses on private-well cleanup actions where levels are three times higher than EPA’s limits. The listening session will offer “opportunities for community members to listen, provide written questions about the policy in advance, or provide verbal comments during this session,” DOD says in its Nov...