Washington, Sept. 22 -- Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander issued the following press release:

(September 22, 2026) - Last week, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), alongside Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Maggie Hassan (NH), sent a letter to the Secretary of the Air Force requesting the Air Force provide a firm timeline for prompt funding and treatment of PFAS contamination in two municipal drinking water wells in Portsmouth before the water system falls out of compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.

In part, the delegation wrote, "Both wells draw from the same aquifer beneath the former Pease Air Force base that the Air Force has long known is contaminated with PFOA and PFOS. In June 20...