{"id":135540,"date":"2024-11-21T07:57:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/u-s-military-removes-toxic-firefighting-foam-from-bases-in-japan\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T07:57:18","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T05:57:18","slug":"u-s-military-removes-toxic-firefighting-foam-from-bases-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/u-s-military-removes-toxic-firefighting-foam-from-bases-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Military Removes Toxic Firefighting Foam from Bases in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button \" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135540\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>The U.S. military has successfully destroyed its final reserves of legacy aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) containing PFAS at bases across Japan. These efforts, announced by U.S. Forces Japan (USFJ) in a recent statement, mark a significant step toward addressing the environmental and health risks posed by \u201cforever chemicals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the progress, PFAS contamination remains a pressing issue at U.S. bases in Japan. Reports of PFAS spills and suspected leaks have emerged from numerous installations, including Misawa Air Base, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, and Yokosuka Naval Base. Nearby communities and municipal authorities have raised concerns about the contamination of drinking water sources and its potential health effects.<\/p>\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Yokota Air Base experienced a PFAS-contaminated spill of approximately 167 gallons in early 2023, prompting fears of environmental impact despite claims that the spill was contained on base.<\/li>\n<li>Kadena Air Base and surrounding areas have reported severe groundwater contamination, linked to past use of AFFF during training exercises. Drinking water for nearly 450,000 residents was reportedly affected.<\/li>\n<li>Marine Corps Air Station Futenma has been at the center of disputes between the U.S. military and Okinawa Prefectural authorities over access to conduct independent environmental inspections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.environmentenergyleader.com\/stories\/us-military-removes-toxic-firefighting-foam-from-bases-in-japan,57628\">Environment Energy Leader<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/4-631\/\">U.S. Military Removes Toxic Firefighting Foam from Bases in Japan<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[575,17016,893,17017],"class_list":["post-135540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-firefighting-foam","tag-japan","tag-u-s-military"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}