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StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Pentagon IDs Four More NM Sites at Risk of PFAS Contamination Laura Paskus March 23, 2020 The Pentagon has identified four more military sites in New Mexico that could be contaminating local waters with PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. On Friday, March 13, just as federal…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ State Grapples With Nonexistent PFAS Limits as Utility Says Positive Tests Date to 2019 Laura Paskus February 14, 2020 The presence of toxic “forever” chemicals in the City of Clovis’s water wells raises concerns about where the contamination is coming from—and what state regulators can do about…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Clovis City Water Tests Find Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Linked To Cannon Air Force Base Laura Paskus February 8, 2020 New tests by Clovis’ water utility show toxic chemicals associated with groundwater contamination from Cannon Air Force Base have been found in the city’s water supply. According to…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Environment Department Secretary on Toxic Chemicals Around New Mexico Military Bases Laura Paskus August 23, 2019 Correspondent Laura Paskus sits down with New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James Kenney to talk about PFAS, or toxic, human-made chemicals that have been found at U.S. military bases across the…

StoriesTimelineMapPFAS FAQ Stories Timeline PFAS Map PFAS FAQ Holloman AFB Contamination Laura Paskus February 8, 2019 Environmental Reporter Laura Paskus broke the story this week of massive contamination at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo. According to a Department of Defense site inspection, the levels of contamination at Holloman are 18,000 times higher than what the…