[CPEO-MEF] PFCs: Former Wurtsmith Air Force base contaminated wells

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron

By Ben Thorp
Great Lakes Echo 
February 9, 2017

This story originally appeared on Great Lakes Today and is republished here with permission.

Residents near an abandoned military base in Michigan are worried about an unseen invader: toxic chemicals that have contaminated wells in the town of Oscoda. Now the chemicals are spreading farther - and have even reached Lake Huron.

For decades, Wurtsmith Air Force base was an important part of the nation’s air defenses. Troops stationed there were trained to fly everything from F-86 fighter jets to B-52 bombers.

They also trained to fight fires - an important role on a base where lots of aviation fuel was stored.

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For the entire article, see
http://greatlakesecho.org/2017/02/10/chemicals-from-air-force-base-seep-into-wells-lake-huron/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
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