Exclusive: Thousands of farms warned about toxic PFAS from military bases; no fix in sight

by JOCE STERMAN, ALEX BRAUER and ANDREA NEJMAN

Mon, September 20th 2021, 8:38 PM UTC

Cows at Highland Dairy in Clovis, New Mexico, have been impacted by PFAS contamination according to their owner, Art Schaap (Photo: Joce Sterman)

Dairy farmer Art Schaap stands at the fence of Cannon Air Force Base, which he claims has tainted his property through the use of toxic firefighting foam that contains PFAS chemicals (Photo: Joce Sterman)

The Environmental Working Group has compiled a map of military bases and installations impacted by toxic PFAS contamination (Photo: EWG)

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Cows at Highland Dairy in Clovis, New Mexico, have been impacted by PFAS contamination according to their owner, Art Schaap (Photo: Joce Sterman)

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