Current：Home > ScamsUS military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’ -Excel Money Vision
US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’
View
Date：2025-04-18 02:33:04
The Department of Defense relies on hundreds, if not thousands, of weapons and products such as uniforms, batteries, and microelectronics that contain PFAS, a family of chemicals linked to serious health conditions.
Now, as regulators propose restrictions on their use or manufacturing, Pentagon officials have told Congress that eliminating the chemicals would undermine military readiness.
veryGood！ (625)
Related
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.49%, its highest level since December 2000
- Biden says he couldn’t divert funds for miles of a US-Mexico border wall, but doesn’t think it works
- Animal Crossing Lego sets? Nintendo, Lego tease collab on social media. What we know.
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Victim of 'Happy Face' serial killer who left smiley faces on letters ID'd after 29 years
- Emoji reactions now available in Gmail for Android users
- U.S ambassador to Libya says deadly floods have spurred efforts to unify the north African country
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- 5 Latin queer musicians to listen to during Hispanic Heritage Month, including Omar Apollo
Ranking
- Who are the most valuable sports franchises? Forbes releases new list of top 50 teams
- A mobile clinic parked at a Dollar General? It says a lot about rural health care
- A homeless man is charged with capital murder and rape in the death of a 5-year-old Kansas girl
- Woman speaks out after facing alleged racially motivated assault on Boston train
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- 2 divers found dead hours apart off Massachusetts beach
- Nearly 4 million people in Lebanon need humanitarian help but less than half receive aid, UN says
- Francia Raísa Says She and Selena Gomez Needed That Time Apart
Recommendation
Average rate on 30
Railroad unions want scrutiny of remote control trains after death of worker in Ohio railyard
Nobel Peace Prize guesswork focuses on the Ukrainian war, protests in Iran and climate change
Republican leader of Wisconsin Assembly says he won’t move to impeach state’s top elections official
Former Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
Apocalyptic bus crash near Venice kills at least 21, Italian authorities say
A commercial fisherman in New York is convicted of exceeding fish quotas by 200,000 pounds
Billboard Latin Music Awards 2023: The Complete List of Winners