Prior to EPA top's visit to Japan, staff repeatedly discussed Okinawa base PFAS problems – but no mention made in Joint Statement | Jon Mitchell Investigates
In the weeks before the 2 September 2022 meeting in Tokyo between the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Michael S. Regan, and Minister of the Environment (MoE), Nishimura Akihiro, senior EPA staff repeatedly discussed PFAS and PCB problems occurring in Okinawa Prefecture.One agenda for an EPA meeting on 3 and 4 August included the topic “Handling sensitive issues including Okinawa base issues surrounding PFAS and PCBs.” Also on 3 August, an email from a senior EPA staffer advised that Regan be “properly prepared for press questions related to” the two issu...
Source: okinawatimes.co.jp