‘A flat out lie:’ PFAS activists blast Air Force claim about Michigan veterans

Activists and experts are accusing U.S. defense officials of lying about whether veterans and their families drank toxic PFAS chemicals in the water at Wurtsmith Air Force Base before the installation closed in the early 1990s.

In a public outreach document, the U.S. Department of Defense claims to be ignorant of data showing Wurtsmith veterans were highly exposed to the toxic chemicals — a claim one former Michigan regulator who studied the base extensively characterized as a blatant falsehood.