DOD is spending millions, getting rid of toxic foam by burning it near where people live

by JOCE STERMAN, ALEX BRAUER and ANDREA NEJMAN, Sinclair Broadcast Group

Thu, September 10th 2020, 5:29 PM UTC

PFAS appears in firefighting foam that has been routinely used on military bases nationwide (Photo: Department of Defense)

This incinerator facility in Cohoes, NY was contracted to burn toxic firefighting foam from the DOD stockpile in 2018 and 2019 (Photo: Joce Sterman)

PFAS appears in firefighting foam that has been routinely used on military bases nationwide (Photo: Department of Defense)

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PFAS appears in firefighting foam that has been routinely used on military bases nationwide (Photo: Department of Defense)

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