Wurtsmith Air Force Base

Management is changing at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda. Defense officials say the new structure will improve transparency and the cleanup of toxic "forever chemicals."

Calls for urgency aren't new among Oscoda residents, but a revised timeline that pushes PFAS systems on the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base back by roughly two years is catching flack.

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.

Oscoda residents got a few wins after the Air Force recently expanded PFAS cleanup actions, but community members say certain areas are being overlooked.

Community members say the Air Force's proposed treatment system ignores nearby hotspots with PFAS levels that exceed state standards.

State officials and Oscoda residents are again clashing with the Air Force over cleanup regulations at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.

U.S. Air Force officials say it will be “years” before they will consider a request by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to apply Michigan standards to the PFAS…

The U.S. Air Force published a new proposal for a cleanup plan at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda this week, but a local environmental group…

Michigan representatives are calling on the federal government to dedicate more money towards chemical clean up at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base.A…