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New Mexico’s Military Legacy & PFAS Contamination

A bottle pours out a stream of water in front of a yellow-orange sky.

December 25, 2020 – One of the other top stories of 2020 for us here at NMPBS is the groundwater contamination found at as many as seven military installations in the state. Groundwater War is our ongoing investigation into PFAS chemicals, which the military has used in firefighting foams in the past. These chemicals pose…

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Top Stories of 2019: #8 and #7 | The Line

1232 Holloman AFB

December 27, 2019 – Gene Grant and a special all-journalist Line panel continue our countdown of the top stories of 2019, based on impact and amount of time spent discussing it throughout the year. Coming in at number 8 on our list is the emergence of chemical contamination in groundwater near two New Mexico Air…

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