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Michigan invokes new dispute with Air Force over Wurtsmith cleanup

Photo credit: Kaytie Boomer / MLive.com - A granular activated carbon groundwater treatment system at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Oct. 26, 2022.

Read the full article by Garrett Ellison (MLive)

“LANSING, MI — It’s déjà vu all over again.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has initiated another legal dispute with the U.S. Air Force over its compliance with a state law governing the cleanup of PFAS chemicals at the former Wurtsmith air base.

The state, which has long struggled to exercise oversight of the military-led cleanup in Oscoda, invoked a new dispute on Oct. 8 alleging that the Air Force is moving ahead with a new treatment system plan this year under the wrong state environmental law.”…

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