Abstract
Environmental groups are asking a federal court to halt the incineration of the US military’s per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at commercial facilities. The Department of Defense (DOD) has used firefighting foams containing PFAS since the 1970s. In water-based foams used to douse liquid-fuel fires, PFAS allow the foams to flow better over the fuel and extinguish the fire faster. PFAS are extremely stable and environmentally persistent. The handful of nonpolymeric molecules, including some used in the foams, tested so far are toxic. The military is potentially liable for the cleanup of drinking water tainted with PFAS from firefighting foam used at hundreds of sites across the US. During the past 2 years, the DOD awarded contracts to waste-handling companies to incinerate its stockpiles of unused PFAS-containing foams. But in their lawsuit, the environmental groups argue that the contracts violate federal law in part because the DOD failed to conduct
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