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Lawsuit Over Kirtland Air Force Base Cleanup | The Line

February 7, 2020 – A decades-old fuel leak at Albuquerque’s Kirtland Air Force Base took a legal turn this week, with a filing in federal court from some local groups alleging the Air Force has failed to clean up the toxic plume fast enough. Gene Grant leads the Line panel in a discussion of this new development in an ongoing story. 

Line Panelists:
Dan Foley, former state representative
Cathryn McGill, NM Black Leadership Council
Dave Mulryan, founder, Everybody Votes
Laura Sanchez-Rivét, attorney 

For Further Reading :
Groups sue Air Force over Kirtland cleanupAlbuquerque Journal
Coalition sues over Kirtland Air Force Base jet fuel pollutionSanta Fe New Mexican 

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