The Navy's permit to pollute

The EPA shut down the public comment period on November 14 and granted a permit to Whidbey Naval Air Station that ignores the base’s polluting of public waters. The Navy would not support the request for the extension.

Citizens requested an extension of the comment period on the proposed stormwater permit because the Navy withheld test results showing toxic PFAS chemicals in the water – and hasn’t released results that might reveal other pollutants.

PFASs (poly/perfluoroalkyl substances) are harmful to humans, persist in the environment, and accumulate in fish and marine mammals. The Nav...