[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Groups ready to sue over fuel spill at New Mexico [Kirtland] air base"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Groups ready to sue over fuel spill at New Mexico air base

By SUSAN MONTY BRYAN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
May 31, 2019

A coalition of state lawmakers and nonprofit groups took the first step toward suing the U.S. Air Force on Friday, saying it wants firm deadlines for cleaning up jet fuel contamination at a base bordering New Mexico's largest city.

The coalition filed a notice of intent to sue , saying the contamination at Kirtland Air Force Base near Albuquerque is a danger to public health and the environment. It wants an agreement that sets a cleanup schedule with clear deadlines and penalties.

"If the deadlines are missed without good reason, penalties should accrue. The Air Force needs to be held accountable," said Charles de Saillan, staff attorney at the New Mexico Environmental Law Center, which is representing the coalition.

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For the entire story, see
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/groups-ready-sue-fuel-spill-mexico-air-base-63405773

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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>
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