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The Guardian - US
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Tom Perkins

New Mexico sues US air force over Pfas pollution from military base

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Air commandos perform an operational check of an MQ-9 Reaper at Cannon air force base in New Mexico on 18 June 2025. Photograph: Airman 1st Class Tori Shearn/US Air Force via Alamy

The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of Pfas pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and poisoned dairy cows.

Though the military acknowledges Pfas-laden firefighting foam from Cannon air force base is the source of a four mile chemical plume in the aquifer below Clovis, New Mexico, it has refused to comply with most state orders to address the issue.

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