Lawmakers call on the DOD to address PFAS cleanup

By WNEM Digital | WNEM | July 17, 2026

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"Several lawmakers are have sent a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) to address PFAS forever chemical cleanup and transparency requirements.

Friday, members of the bipartisan Congressional PFAS Task Force, including Congresswoman Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) are calling on the Pentagon to be transparent.

“DOD has failed to clean up the dangerous, forever chemicals that have hurt hundreds of communities across the country. Cleanup timelines have been pushed back and slow-rolled repeatedly without providing communities the transparency they deserve,” said Congresswoman McDonald Rivet. “Since President Trump signed our bill into law, these deadlines are not optional. DOD needs to step up and work with us to protect the health and wellbeing of the families living near these contaminated sites.”