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NM Natural Resources Trustee on Ft. Wingate Settlement

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4.29.2022 – The U.S. Army has reached a settlement of $1.5M that will go towards restoring environmental and community damages at Fort Wingate. Environment reporter Laura Paskus talks with New Mexico’s Natural Resources Trustee about what plans are in place to restore the area surrounding the former munitions depot near Gallup. Correspondent: Laura Paskus Guest:…

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Groundwater War: Fort Wingate

NMiF: Our Land

November 13, 2020 –  NMiF producer Matt Grubs talks with Our Land correspondent Laura Paskus about PFAS pollution at Fort Wingate, which the military did not disclose to the state during clean-up negotiations. Paskus broke the story this week as part of the NMPBS investigative project, Groundwater War: New Mexico’s Toxic Threat. The effort is…

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