/tags/groundwater-contamination Groundwater Contamination en-US Copyright Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:43:56 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-30/kirtland-seeks-option-to-put-treated-water-into-tijeras-arroyo A pump-and-treat system is the main way that Kirtland Air Force Base has been cleaning up a jet fuel spill they discovered back in the ‘90s. For years,… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:43:56 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-30/kirtland-seeks-option-to-put-treated-water-into-tijeras-arroyo Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-23/kirtland-to-host-open-house-on-jet-fuel-cleanup Kirtland Air Force Base will host an open house Thursday evening about their efforts to clean up groundwater contamination from a decades-old jet fuel… Wed, 24 Jul 2019 00:20:15 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-07-23/kirtland-to-host-open-house-on-jet-fuel-cleanup Hannah Colton /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-16/state-local-officials-raise-concerns-about-kirtland-fuel-spill-cleanup To hear Kirtland Air Force Base officials tell it, the cleanup of a decades-old jet fuel spill in Southeast Albuquerque is going great. Their… Fri, 17 May 2019 00:36:01 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2019-05-16/state-local-officials-raise-concerns-about-kirtland-fuel-spill-cleanup Hannah Colton /local-news/2019-02-08/what-do-we-know-about-the-holloman-groundwater-contamination Holloman Air Force Base is the site of some incredibly high levels of groundwater contamination. Laura Paskus broke the story for NMPoliticalReport.com… Sat, 09 Feb 2019 01:12:55 GMT /local-news/2019-02-08/what-do-we-know-about-the-holloman-groundwater-contamination Elaine Baumgartel /public-health-new-mexico/2017-06-05/state-moves-ahead-with-toxic-plume-cleanup Over two decades ago, toxic dry cleaning chemicals seeped into the groundwater from a chemical distribution company’s warehouse near downtown Albuquerque.… Mon, 05 Jun 2017 22:32:47 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-06-05/state-moves-ahead-with-toxic-plume-cleanup Ed Williams /local-news/2016-09-27/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-on-copper-rule The New Mexico Environment Department released a new rule protecting groundwater from copper mining three years ago. The copper rule was one that state… Tue, 27 Sep 2016 12:13:00 GMT /local-news/2016-09-27/supreme-court-to-hear-arguments-on-copper-rule Laura Paskus /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-06/a-daunting-task-ahead-as-state-tests-homes-for-toxic-gas When toxic chemicals are released into the environment, figuring out whether they’re making people sick can be a major challenge. It’s a problem the state… Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:32:26 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-06/a-daunting-task-ahead-as-state-tests-homes-for-toxic-gas Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-29/kunm-news-wins-national-award-for-investigative-reporting 91°µÍø’s reporting series Poisoned Earth: Albuquerque’s Toxic Secret revealed that state officials had not studied health effects of a dry cleaning chemical… Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:18:08 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-29/kunm-news-wins-national-award-for-investigative-reporting /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-23/state-to-strengthen-water-pollution-rules The New Mexico Environment Department is rewriting the state’s rules on water pollution. The state’s water quality rules regulate everything from… Mon, 23 May 2016 23:31:21 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-23/state-to-strengthen-water-pollution-rules Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-12-17/chemical-company-exposed-workers-to-hazardous-solvents Over a period of decades, cancer-causing solvents quietly seeped from a warehouse owned by Laun-Dry Supply Co. into the groundwater underneath dozens of… Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:43:46 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-12-17/chemical-company-exposed-workers-to-hazardous-solvents Ed Williams