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New Mexico Environment Department Secretary James Kenney told the legislature’s Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee meeting in Clovis Friday that there is no practical safe level of PFAS in drinking water. It’s a hazardous substance used in firefighting, household products, and even clothing.

New testing results would now exceed agencys guidance for safe drinking water

State estimates put the farm’s revenue losses and increased expenses at more than $5.9 million. The state Environment Department has accused the Department of Defense of leaving farmer Art Schaap and the regional dairy industry “holding the bag.”

State estimates put the farms revenue losses and increased expenses at more than $5.9 million

An area dairy farmer who lost his entire herd from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination is getting help from the New

'Evolving science' on chemicals' long-term effects drove decision

For months, Clovis dairy farmer Art Schaap has been watching his life go down the drain. Instead of selling milk, he is dumping 15,000 gallons a day – enough to provide a carton at lunch to 240,000 children. Instead of working 24/7 to keep his animals healthy, he’s planning to exterminate all 4,000 of his […]

CLOVIS - The owner of a now-shuttered Clovis dairy said he is pleased the Environmental Protection Agency has announced its intent to list several

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has non-enforceable health advisory levels for two chemicals in the class of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which have been found in water supplies across the U.S.

NMiF reviews full-time, in-person learning for grades K-12 March 11, 2021 This week on New Mexico in Focus, The Line opinion panel addresses Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s decision to open New Mexico to full-time, in-person learning by April 5. Largely a local-control matter, the request nevertheless has the attention of school districts, which seem anxious to comply with the request. The panel looks at the role of unions in the return to school, as well as the matter of vaccinating n...