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Today — 23 September 2025Main stream

Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

23 September 2025 at 17:04
The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are linked to cancers and other health risks.

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Forever chemicals are used in firefighting foam. Above, a training exercise in 2012 at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, one of several sites where groundwater has been contaminated.
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