Environmental Command News Today

BURLINGTON – U.S. Army Environmental Command officials will hold a public open house on June 27 about the ongoing environmental work at the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant in Burlington.

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - AECOM (ACM), an infrastructure consulting firm, Wednesday said it received a five-year contract from the U.S. Army Environmental Command to provide environmental remediation

Groundwater beneath the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant in Burlington contains two types of toxic PFAS at levels hundreds, even thousands of times higher than proposed state standards. Yet the

YAKIMA, Wash.-East Selah residents are invited to an informational event on Saturday, March. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Selah Civic Center, regarding the Armys ongoing PFAS

In a unique exchange of knowledge and practices, U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) leaders, Commander, Col. Matthew Kelly, and Command Sgt. Maj. Francisco Cardenas, welcomed environmental representatives from the Brazilian

YAKIMA, Wash.- The Yakima Training Center is hosting an informational session on Wednesday, Nov. 15 concerning its ongoing response to PFAS contamination in drinking water and the installation of POET

Kirkwood Community College continues their green initiatives. The school recently announced plans to create a “sustainability village” on campus. It will be used as a research and training hub for sustainable technology. The 3-acre village will contain three-to-five buildings, a small wind turbine, solar collectors, photovoltaic systems and geothermal devices. There are also plans to…

YAKIMA, Wash.-The Army has installed the first Point of Entry Treatment filtration system in an East Selah home.

YAKIMA, Wash.-An open house on the Yakima Training Centers (YTC) PFAS response is scheduled for Wednesday, August 30 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Selah Civic Center at

Let’s face it; bugs are a nuisance. Yes, some can perform crucial functions in the ecosystem, like aeration, pollination and controlling the proliferation of ‘bad’ bugs, but most are pests.