{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-pushes-to-ensure-air-force-addresses-pfas-contamination-under-new-regulations-at-pease", "Pappas Pushes to Ensure Air Force Addresses PFAS Contamination Under New Regulations at Pease", "2024-05-23", "2024", "2024-05", "Democrat", "House", "NH", "Chris Pappas", "P000614", "pappas.house.gov", "pappas", "https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) called on the U.S. Air Force to treat per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination at locations on and surrounding the former Pease Air Force Base to levels below the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) required by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its April 2024 PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation.\n\nIn the letter, Pappas commended EPA\u2019s new PFAS regulation for drinking water, writing, \u201cEPA\u2019s announcement is a critical step forward in addressing PFAS contamination in drinking water and represents the most stringent standards for PFAS contamination.\u201d\n\nUnderlining the Air Force\u2019s responsibility to meet the new standards at Pease, he concluded, \u201cSince it is the Air Force\u2019s legal responsibility to treat PFAS contamination at Pease, I write to seek confirmation that the Air Force will treat drinking water at and around Pease to levels below the latest standards issued by EPA. Specifically, the Air Force must commit to treating both municipal sources and private wells surrounding Pease to levels below the latest PFAS MCLs.\u201d\n\nRead the letter here.\n\nIn April, following Pappas\u2019s advocacy, EPA finalized PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation which issues strict Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCL) for PFAS chemicals and announced $1 billion in funding from the bipartisan infrastructure law to help address PFAS contamination in both municipal systems and private wells, with a focus on small and rural communities.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:01:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-pushes-to-ensure-air-force-addresses-pfas-contamination-under-new-regulations-at-pease"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8739109616726637, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}