UPDATED: TOMORROW: EPA, New Mexico Environment Department to Announce $18.9 Million to Address PFAS and other Emerging Contaminants

 US EPA Media Advisory

UPDATED: TOMORROW: EPA, New Mexico Environment Department to Announce $18.9 Million to Address PFAS and other Emerging Contaminants

 

 

DALLAS, TEXAS (May 22, 2024)- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Administrator Dr. Earthea Nance will be joined by Secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department James Kenney, Infrastructure Advisor Rebecca Roose, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, staff from Senator Heinrich, staff from Senator Lujan, and staff from Congresswoman Leger Fernandez to celebrate $18,900,000 in grant funding to detect PFAS and emerging contaminates in public water systems across New Mexico.

 

Members of the media are invited to attend, please RSVP to R6Press@epa.gov.

 

Date: Thursday, May 23^rd

 

Location: New Mexico State Capitol – The Roundhouse Rotunda

411 S Capitol St.                                                                                        

Santa Fe, NM 87501

 

Time: 10:30 – 11:30 AM

 

Participants:

• Dr. Earthea Nance, EPA Region 6 Administrator
• James Kenney, Secretary, New Mexico Environment Department
• Rebecca Roose, Infrastructure Advisor, Office of the Governor
• Congresswoman Stansbury
• Office of Senator Heinrich
• Office of Senator Lujan
• Office of Congresswoman Leger Fernandez

 

 

 

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