John,

PFAS chemicals have contaminated the drinking water supplies or groundwater at more than 600 military bases, some even measured among the highest levels of PFAS ever recorded.1

The culprit? Firefighting foam that's full of PFAS.

Yet some in Congress want to roll back the ban on PFAS-laden firefighting foams on military bases, even though the military is already buying safer, PFAS-free alternatives that work just as well.2

Reverting to PFAS-laced foams would put military families and the nearby neighborhoods at greater risk of cancer and other serious health effects. Again.3

Rolling back these hard-earned protections isn't just shortsighted; it's senseless. Tell your U.S. senators: Don't delay the ban on toxic firefighting foam.

PFAS chemicals are often called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down in the environment.4 Studies have linked PFAS to cancer, reproductive issues, weakened immune systems and developmental problems.5

Once the foam is sprayed, the toxins it contains can spread through soil or runoff into waterways, leaking into nearby drinking water supplies contaminating surrounding communities.6.7

That's why Congress ordered the military to phase out PFAS-laden firefighting foam.

Rolling back the ban on PFAS-laden firefighting foam-foam would needlessly endanger the lives and contaminate the water of our servicemembers, military families and local communities.

Add your name and tell your U.S. senators to keep PFAS protections in place.

There is no justification in reversing this ban.

That's because safer foams are available, and in 2023 the Pentagon already changed its policy to ensure all fire-fighting foam on military bases is PFAS-free.8 Going back to PFAS-laced products would only further the contamination crisis and increase already immense cleanup costs.

In 2019 PIRG, our allies and supporters like you played an essential role in winning this PFAS ban in the first place, now we have to raise our voices once again to defend it.9

Our service members should be able to access safe, clean drinking water. Raise your voice and urge your U.S. senators to keep Americans safe from PFAS contamination.

Thank you for standing against this toxic threat,

Faye Park
President

P.S. The Senate is still in session while the government is shut down, and could vote on this bill soon. Take action: Help keep our troops and communities safe from PFAS.

1. Tom Perkins, "Republicans try to gut protections against US military's Pfas pollution," The Guardian, September 19, 2025.
2. Tom Perkins, "Republicans try to gut protections against US military's Pfas pollution," The Guardian, September 19, 2025.
3. Tom Perkins, "Republicans try to gut protections against US military's Pfas pollution," The Guardian, September 19, 2025.
4. Elizabeth Ridlington, James Horrox, John Rumpler, "The Threat of "Forever Chemicals," U.S. PIRG Education Fund, June 13, 2023.
5. "PFAS: The 'forever chemicals' found at the local car wash," PIRG, July 30, 2025.
6. Tom Perkins, "Republicans try to gut protections against US military's Pfas pollution," The Guardian, September 19, 2025.
7. "PFAS: The 'forever chemicals' found at the local car wash," PIRG, July 30, 2025.
8. John Rumpler, Matt Casasle, "The Pentagon moves to stop using forever chemicals," PIRG, January 16, 2023.
9. Matt Casale, "The military is ending the use of PFAS. Why that's a win for kids' health," PIRG, February 10, 2023.

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