High levels of Pfas stemming from the base have tainted water, damaged crops and poisoned cows in the area
The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of Pfas pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and poisoned dairy cows.
Though the military acknowledges Pfas-laden firefighting foam from Cannon air force base is the source of a four mile chemical plume in the aquifer below Clovis, New Mexico, it has refused to comply with most state orders to address the issue.
The new lawsuit filed by the state’s justice and environmental departments is the latest salvo in the seven-year battle over the pollution, and comes after changes to state law that strengthened New Mexico’s legal position.
There are plenty of alternative materials already. They just won’t make the switch.
Just saw something on how difficult it would be for them to change from synthetic food coloring to natural and it was all excuses. They will probably save a penny to make the current ceo look good for a bonus till next year when it all repeats.
It’s the PFAS cartel
They’ve got a lock on the market
I think it has to do with the DOD (iirc) approving them for military use. But there’s a soy based product that’s being deployed in some areas despite not having DOD approval.