Defense Environment Alert -- The House Armed Services Committee is preparing to launch a probe of the military's cleanup programs, particularly its handling of the emerging contaminants perchlorate and trichloroethylene (TCE), Defense Environment Alert has learned. The effort comes as senior Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the nation's leading environmental laws, have begun a campaign to shine a spotlight on the Defense Department's environmental compliance. The committees' actions open a two-front assault on...
