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“The New Mexico environment and Department of Justice on Monday announced a new lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Air Force seeking redress for PFAS contamination at Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis.
Specifically, as delineated in a news release, the suit aims to order the Air Force to:
- compensate the owners of such property for losses resulting from PFAS contamination
- end all use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at Cannon for anything other than emergency purposes
- provide water treatment systems to residents whose water has been affected by PFAS contamination
- install drinking water lines for any willing residents currently serviced by private wells in the spill area
- hold regular public meetings with the community
- install stormwater controls and retention basins to prevent offsite migration of PFAS from contaminated media
- evaluate nearby private property affected by PFAS contamination” …