Department of Defense

U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint) and U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Township) recently sent a letter to the Department of Defense, demanding a detailed plan to address contaminated military sites.

A plane crash in 1952 resulted in 52 servicemen losing their lives. 70 years later, military honors have been given to Air Force Cpt. William Coombs.

At a recent public meeting, Oscoda residents expressed their frustration that a cleanup system to reduce contamination in the Au Sable River is still years away from being built.

Locations in Oscoda, Grayling and Mount Clemens have made the list of nearly 40 communities where the DOD will implement PFAS cleanup actions this year.

The Air Force has announced plans to expand its PFAS cleanup in Oscoda to stop contaminated water from bleeding into the community.

The systems will be installed with the intent of reducing the spread of an underground PFAS plume from reaching the nearby Van Etten Lake.

The DOD is looking at two Michigan communities, for feedback on the military’s “restoration advisory boards” – which field questions and keep the public updated on clean-up.

The Senate Intelligence Committee recently sent a letter to the Department of Defense and head of National Intelligence to establish communication channels for witnesses of unidentified anomalous phenomenon outlined in the latest defense bill.

The letter addresses new EPA health advisories, which say PFAS are more dangerous than once thought.