Alarming PFAS Contamination Near New Mexico Base Exposes Federal Neglect and Risks to American Health

It’s a crisis quietly unfolding in New Mexico that demands urgent scrutiny: residents living near Cannon Air Force Base are showing some of the highest levels ever recorded of PFAS—so-called “forever chemicals”—in their blood. These synthetic substances, used extensively in firefighting foams, fast-food packaging, and countless everyday products, resist natural breakdown and have infiltrated drinking water, soil, and air nationwide.This contamination isn’t just an environmental footnote; it’s a direct threat to the health and liberty of hardworking Americans. A $1.2 million state-led testing initiative found nearly every participant had these toxic chemicals coursing through their bloodstream. But those nearest the...