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Toxic PFAS Chemicals in New Mexico Waters

January 22, 2021
A body of water flanked by greenery and rocky hills in the background.

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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New Mexico’s Military Legacy & PFAS Contamination

December 21, 2020
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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