A House Armed Services subcommittee will question a roster of Pentagon officials tasked with overseeing the military’s energy and environment programs.
The Readiness panel, led by Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan, will likely question leaders — all serving in an acting capacity — on the military’s ongoing efforts to clean up contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Democrats may also quiz officials on climate change and resilience at bases and other Department of Defense facilities.
Protecting military installations from climate change and trying to diversify the Pentagon’s energy sources have long been bipartisan priorities. Not so under President Donald Trump.
“Under the leadership of President Trump, the message to our adversaries in these first 100 days in office has been undeniably clear — America is back,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during remarks this month.
