Pat Elder, founder of MilitaryPoisons.org, has been tracking PFAS chemical contamination for many years. According to Elder, “If you have an Air National Guard Base, you have problems”. These “forever” chemical contaminants were used for fire training exercises, where pits were dug into the ground, filled with jet fuel, lit on fire, and then trainees […]
PFAS and Water Contamination with Pat Elder
The final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposal to base F-35 military jets at the Truax Air National Guard Base was released earlier this week, confirming community leaders’ concerns about the impact of the F-35s on the health and safety of Madison residents. Today on the show, Allen is joined by Alder Rebecca Kemble […]
Growing military presence in high schools
The U.S. military is recruiting high school students, and schools are sharing scores of aptitude tests with the military, without parents’ consent — this according to Pat Elder, author of the book “Military Recruiting in the United States”. Mr. Elder is Steering Committee Emeritus of the group National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth, which […]