At some sites, military officials in charge of cleanups are pursuing stopgap measures to keep contamination from spreading in the meantime. Contamination is widespread at military sites, where firefighting foam containing the chemicals was widely used in training exercises for decades. Delays have been routine in the 15 years since Michigan first began learning about PFAS contamination at its military sites. Several other contaminated military sites in Michigan lack such an organized citizen push for faster and more thorough cleanups. “They are not going to do the right thing unless you advocate for it.”Increasing the speed and transparency of PFAS cleanups at Michigan military sites has been an issue of bipartisan concern among Michigan’s congressional delegation.