[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "New Mexico dairy concerned about Air Force contamination"

[Lenny Siegel]

New Mexico dairy concerned about Air Force contamination

Associated Press
November 18, 2018

CLOVIS, N.M. - An eastern New Mexico dairy has lost tens of thousands of gallons of milk daily since the U.S. Air Force announced that water in the area was contaminated with chemicals associated with past military firefighting activities.

Manager Ryan Schaap tells the Eastern New Mexico News that the cows at Highland Dairy need to be milked but nobody will buy their wares, imperiling the dairy and its 40 employees.

Chemicals associated with firefighting foam once used at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis have been detected in groundwater on and near the military installation, prompting requests by state officials for more tests and a study to determine the extent of the toxic plume.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/new-mexico-dairy-concerned-about-air-force-contamination/5149332/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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