Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups

NYT Science Thursday 30 July 2026, 09:02 UTC By Hiroko Tabuchi 1 min read

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A burned airplane fuselage used in firefighting exercises at Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico, a PFAS-contaminated site.

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Bipartisan Anger Grows at Pentagon’s Delayed ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cleanups

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