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PORTALES — The Portales City Council on Tuesday got a first glimpse of possibilities for redistricting as a result of 2020 U.S. Census results. The

March 1, 2021 State, local plans for Silver City open spaces draw interest Written by Geoffrey Plant on March 1, 2021 (Press Staff Photo by Geoffrey Plant) Silver City Trails and Open Space Advisory Committee Chairman Bob Schiowitz hikes towards a new section of trail, visible in the distance, that was recently completed on the southeast side of the town’s Boston Hill Open Space, near the Cooper Street Trailhead. Last week was a busy one for Silver City’s Trails and Open Space Advisory Committee, which held its r...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Jan. 20–SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department has awarded a contract to analyze plumes at Cannon and Holloman Air Force bases as an initial step in cleanup of “forever chemicals” PFAS and PFOA at both bases. Additionally, the NMED announced it would sample drinking water sources across the state to determine if per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are having impacts on other commu...

Cannon AFB courtesy photo: VIRIN: 101010-F-YG475-003.JPG PFAS chemicals were used in firefighting foam in military bases across the country, including at Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases, until 2016. The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) selected a contractor to begin clean up efforts for PFAS contamination identified at two Air Force bases in the state. The U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) use of a firefighting foam that contained PFAS compounds during training exercises caused the contamination. The foam was not properly disposed of for decades at the Holloman and Cannon Air ...