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Lawsuit Over Kirtland Air Force Base Cleanup | The Line

Satellite map-view depicting a plume's travel direction from an oil spill at Kirtland AFB.

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…

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Our Land: Kirtland Air Force Base Fuel Spill Update

Our Land Kirtland

October 11, 2019 – New Mexico’s past, present and future are inextricably linked to the military. While the state’s three military bases, two national labs and other test sites provide a steady stream of federal dollars, they come at a cost. In Albuquerque, decades of jet fuel leaks at Kirtland Air Force Base have polluted…

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