EPA Seeks To Break Deadlock Over Air Force Enforceable Cleanup Accord

By Suzanne Yohannan / April 27, 2010 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- In an attempt to break a deadlock over cleanup issues at a Florida Air Force base, Environmental Protection Agency enforcement chief Cynthia Giles is offering the Air Force some flexibility to exclude certain operational ranges from a disputed enforceable cleanup accord for the base, provided the service finally concedes to signing the agreement. EPA and the Air Force have long been at loggerheads over the signing of a Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA), an enforceable agreement required...

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