Navy: No drinking water fouled by spill of firefighting foam

HONOLULU (AP) — The Navy says there is no evidence of drinking water contamination after a spill of fire suppressant at a fuel facility in Hawaii. A cleanup is underway at the Red Hill facility after the spill Tuesday of foam containing PFAS. That’s a class of chemicals that can be toxic to humans and are slow to degrade. A Hawaii environmental official calls it an  “egregious” situation that “could be devastating to our aquifer.” The commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam says in a letter on Facebook that there is no indication of drinking water contamination and that the nearest drinking water well is miles away.