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Heinrich Chairs MILCON, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Hearing On Military Infrastructure And Climate Resilience U.S. SENATE News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, opened today’s hearing on Military Infrastructure and Climate Resilience. Find a full list of witnesses and a video of today’s hearing by clicking here. Heinrich’s opening remarks as prepared for delivery: Good afternoon, everyone. This hearing of the Military Construction Veterans Affair...

By KEITH MATHENY | Detroit Free Press | Published: April 12, 2021 OSCODA, Mich. (Tribune News Service) – U.S. Air Force firefighters from the Wurtsmith Air Force Base helped their host community, Oscoda, fight at least two major fires over the years — a forest fire in 1987, and a bus garage fire in 1995. Both times, the Air Force relied on what it also used on the base — firefighting foam containing nonstick perfluoroalkyl substances: PFAS. The compounds are now known as "forever chemicals" that don't break down in the environment and are tied to cancer and other health ailments. Deca...

It appears the United States Air Force is in no hurry to abide by Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request to use Michigan’s standards for cleaning up PFAS

By Melissa Tiedeman, Air Force Energy / Published January 19, 2021 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The assistant secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Energy announced the release of the Installation Energy Strategic Plan. The Plan, which replaces the 2017 Air Force Energy Flight Plan, seeks to better align installation energy efforts with mission needs. “This plan captures major shifts in the department’s approach to installation energy,” said Mark Correll, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety, and Infrastructure. “By pla...

The Plan, which replaces the 2017 Air Force Energy Flight Plan, seeks to better align installation energy efforts with mission needs.,