The Defense Department's first "Environment, Safety and Occupational Health Report," released today, touts DOD's progress over the last seven years in such areas as hazardous waste disposal, toxic chemical releases and pesticide use. While celebrating achievements in areas like pollution control and site restorations, the document also reports on the protection of what it calls DOD's "most precious resource" -- its three million employees. DOD claims it has reduced the rate of both on- and off-site fatalities and decreased its...
