Environmental problems have been discovered at the Canon Air Force base near Clovis, New Mexico.
Here’s what Politico’s Morning Energy Report explained:
The Air Force alerted New Mexico officials Tuesday that toxic PFAS chemicals used in firefighting foam have been detected at levels more than 23 times EPA’s recommendation in drinking water supplies near Cannon Air Force Base, and at more than 370 times the EPA recommendation in groundwater on base.
Some of the off-base wells supply local dairies, where the state is concerned that the toxins may be accumulating in cows’ milk, as research has shown they do in humans’ breastmilk. The state’s agriculture department has asked the FDA to investigate whether the contaminants are affecting health and, if so, to establish a regulatory limit.