Pentagon Agrees to End Last Challenged Contract to Burn PFAS (2)

The Pentagon and environmental groups have asked a federal court to approve a settlement ending the last of three challenged military contracts to incinerate materials contaminated with PFAS.

The proposed settlement, filed on Thursday with the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, would terminate a contract the Defense Logistics Agency awarded in 2019 to Heritage Environmental Services.

The defense agency tasked Heritage with incinerating aqueous film forming foam (AFFF)—a type of fire suppressant that uses per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—along with PFAS-contaminated soils, sludge, and other materials in specially permitted incinerators.

If approved by the court, ...