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New Mexico sues Air Force over groundwater contamination at bases
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15 Mar 2019 | The Hill
New Mexico sued the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday over water contamination, arguing that the federal government has a responsibility to clean up leftover plumes of toxic chemicals, according to an Associated Press report. Regulators say that groundwater at the Cannon and Holloman air bases is contaminated with chemicals known…
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Pentagon pushes for weaker standards on chemicals contaminating drinking water
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15 Mar 2019 | New York Times
Facing billions of dollars in cleanup costs, the Pentagon is pushing the Trump administration to adopt a weaker standard for groundwater pollution caused by chemicals that have commonly been used at military bases and that contaminate drinking water consumed by millions of Americans. The Pentagon’s…