Posts Tagged ‘water pollution’
PFAS Developments Could Have Big Impacts in New Mexico
November 26, 2021 –Environment Correspondent Laura Paskus talks to New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney about some interesting new developments regarding PFAS chemicals. These are a family of toxic substances that have been tied to the use of firefighting foams at a handful of military installations, including Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases. The…
Read MoreThe Return of Blue-Green Algae Blooms
May 14, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, we look back to a 2019 episode about blue-green algae. Blooms of that toxic cyanobacteria are harmful to people and pets—and unfortunately, they’re becoming more of a reality in New Mexico’s lakes and reservoirs, even in northern New Mexico. As we learn in this…
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