New Mexico seeks order to allow PFAS samples from Cannon Air Force Base

Air Force Denies State Inspectors Access To Test For Toxic PFAS On Cannon Air Force Base

NMED News: SANTA FE — New Mexico Environment Department Sec. James Kenney and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez today asked a state court to order Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis to comply with state law and let inspectors collect on-site samples of toxic PFAS. The motion follows Cannon officials’ refusal to allow NMED inspectors to conduct environmental sampling during a regulatory inspection on July 15. In doing so, the U.S. Air Force …

State looks for judge to order Air Force to allow PFAS samples at Cannon AFB

CLOVIS, N.M. (KRQE) – The state is trying to figure out how bad some forever chemical contamination is near Clovis and is now asking a judge to force immediate investigation of the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) problem at Cannon Air Force Base. The latest action comes after Air Force base leaders blocked state inspectors from taking PFAS samples at Cannon AFB. PFAS: The Most Contaminated Waters In New Mexico The New Mexico Env…

New Mexico seeks judge’s order to sample PFAS at Cannon Air Force Base

Contractors move equipment as part of a 2021 study of removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) from the aquifer under Cannon Air Force base, near Clovis, New Mexico. (Courtesy U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Maxwell Daigle) New Mexico state officials have asked a state court to order Cannon Air Force to allow inspectors to test for toxic substances, after Cannon officials on July 15 prohibited them from doing so. Inspectors had sought to sample for pe…

New Mexico seeks order to allow PFAS samples from Cannon Air Force Base

The New Mexico state government asked a state court to order Cannon Air Force Base to let inspectors collect on-site samples of toxic PFAS.