[CPEO-MEF] PFAS: New Mexico "presses Air Force to take action" at Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases

[Lenny Siegel]

State presses Air Force to take action on PFAS contamination

By Matthew Reichlich
New Mexico Political Report
July 25, 2019

The state of New Mexico wants a federal court to compel the Air Force to address contamination at two U.S. Air Force bases.

The contamination comes from PFAS, a class of chemicals that came from the use of a since-discontinued firefighting foam at Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases. Areas of contamination span throughout the country with hundreds of confirmed locations across 43 states, largely from places like military bases.

See all of NM Political Report’s coverage on PFAS contamination

The state filed a preliminary injunction to get the Air Force to regularly test groundwater and surface water testing, to provide alternate water sources for those affected and provide voluntary blood tests for those who may have been exposed to the toxic chemicals.

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For the entire article, see
https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2019/07/25/state-presses-air-force-to-take-action-on-pfas-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel at cpeo.org>
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