Air Force Warns of Cleanup Struggles, Funding Problems at BRAC Sites

By Suzanne Yohannan / January 30, 2001 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force is warning environmental regulators and communities surrounding closing and realigning bases that it is struggling to fund its closing base cleanups for the remainder of the fiscal year. In a recent letter, a top Air Force base realignment and closure official says the department will request supplemental funding to help make up for severe cuts to its BRAC account this year, but adds that if it fails to procure that money, it will be forced to delay...

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