In this case we’re talking about the Air Force, so yes congress would need to intervene. Pray tell, what does the size or influence of a company have to do with being able to dump chemicals? If it’s legal, it’s legal for everyone! Even little old me!
The comment I was replying to was talking about companies rather than the Air Force as mentioned in the OP.
That said, company size and influence has plenty to do with dumping chemicals. Most importantly, they are able to buy regulatory cover for said dumping of chemicals. Dupont pulled this off extremely well, lying about what they knew to be damaging impact on ground water while buying off regulators who effectively looked the other way.
It doesn't matter if dumping PFAS, in this case, is legal for me to do just like it is for a company or the Air Force. I am not engaging in activities that lead to a large amount of PFAS that I need to deal with.
> In this case we’re talking about the Air Force, so yes congress would need to intervene.
Well obviously not, the Air Force is under the command of the elected head of the executive branch. All you would need is for the President to tell them to do otherwise.
Which kind of implies that the whole thing is a political act to make headlines before the election. Otherwise why is the Air Force challenging the interpretation of their own administration's EPA?
Exactly this. If the Cheof Executive and Commander in Cheof wanted the Air Force to clean up the PFAS, an Executive Order, or in other words, a command from the Commander, would be more than sufficient.
