| From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
| Date: | Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:30:55 -0800 (PST) |
| Reply: | cpeo-military |
| Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "New Mexico dairy concerned about Air Force contamination" |
New Mexico dairy concerned about Air Force contamination Associated Press November 18, 2018 CLOVIS, N.M. - An eastern New Mexico dairy has lost tens of thousands of gallons of milk daily since the U.S. Air Force announced that water in the area was contaminated with chemicals associated with past military firefighting activities. Manager Ryan Schaap tells the Eastern New Mexico News that the cows at Highland Dairy need to be milked but nobody will buy their wares, imperiling the dairy and its 40 employees. Chemicals associated with firefighting foam once used at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis have been detected in groundwater on and near the military installation, prompting requests by state officials for more tests and a study to determine the extent of the toxic plume. … For the entire article, see https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/new-mexico-dairy-concerned-about-air-force-contamination/5149332/ -- Lenny Siegel Executive Director Center for Public Environmental Oversight a project of the Pacific Studies Center P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042 Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 <lsiegel@cpeo.org> http://www.cpeo.org _______________________________________________ Military mailing list Military@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/military-cpeo.org | |
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