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Toxic PFAS Chemicals in New Mexico Waters

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January 22, 2021 – In cooperation with the New Mexico Environment Department, the U.S. Geological Survey tested groundwater and surface water in 16 counties to find where PFAS are present and which specific types of those toxic substances have found their way into the state’s waters. The tests did not reveal alarmingly high levels of…

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COVID-19 Response: Environmental Protection Rollbacks

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In Episode 37, we’re talking about companies and federal officials squeezing through changes to environmental regulation, oil and gas leases and laws about anti-pipeline demonstrators while the nation’s been focused on the pandemic. We hear from longtime state environment reporter Laura Paskus about the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow “regulated industries to use their…

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