Posts by Myah Wilmarth

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ NM asks DOD to ‘come in line’ with Biden administration Laura Paskus November 10, 2021 Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted, in part, a petition from New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, requesting that the agency list four types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Blaming Superfund, Air Force keeps punting on PFAS cleanup Laura Paskus October 6, 2021 Last month, the U.S. Air Force held one of its quarterly meetings related to PFAS contamination from Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico.   Officials talked about an upcoming pilot program, a $16.6…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ NM Ag Secretary on PFAS Laura Paskus September 8, 2021 Recently, New Mexico Department of Agriculture Secretary Jeff Witte spoke about the military’s contamination of groundwater in New Mexico—and specifically, about how PFAS contamination from firefighting foams used for decades at Cannon Air Force Base have affected…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Retired USAF firefighter on PFAS: ‘We had no reason to doubt them’ Laura Paskus August 4, 2021 In the early to mid-1990s, Air Force firefighter Kevin Ferrara was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico. It was his first deployment after training at Chanute…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ In the battle to regulate PFAS, states take the lead as military, industries play defense Laura Paskus July 7, 2021 Recently, the U.S. Air Force announced a $16.6 million contract to AECOM/Brice for a pilot project at Cannon Air Force Base. The plan is to install a…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Will the Biden administration be a ‘willing partner’ for communities on PFAS? Laura Paskus June 3, 2021 Recently, New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján spoke with New Mexico in Focus correspondent Russell Contreras, who tossed into the conversation a couple of questions about PFAS. New Mexico’s Democratic…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Will EPA, Defense Department act on PFAS? Laura Paskus May 5, 2021 Earlier this year, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, spoke with NMPBS about PFAS contamination. He noted some optimism for changes in how the federal government handles regulation of those toxic chemicals, which have polluted water…