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Gary Peters: “I have been repeatedly hearing from residents around Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, and their concerns about the…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2021
I have been repeatedly hearing from residents around Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, and their concerns about the proposed interim remedial actions that have been taken there as well as the overall pace of that remediation, which is, without question in my mind as well, been very slow, and it is a source of considerable frustration for the residents of that area.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters addresses community frustration over slow PFAS remediation efforts.

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