Exclusive: Thousands of farms warned about toxic PFAS from military bases; no fix in sight
Story Date: 9/23/2021

 

Source: WJLA, 9/20/21

 A Spotlight on America investigation is providing new insight into the scope of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination that's impacting farmland across the country. Public information requests reveal contact information for more than 50,000 farmers was handed over to the Department of Defense so the military could make notifications about an invisible enemy that could threaten their livelihoods. And a recently released report to Congress shows thousands of agricultural operators have already been contacted by the DoD about the toxic...

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