/tags/poisoned-earth Poisoned Earth en-US Copyright Mon, 05 Jun 2017 22:32:47 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-06-05/state-moves-ahead-with-toxic-plume-cleanup Over two decades ago, toxic dry cleaning chemicals seeped into the groundwater from a chemical distribution company’s warehouse near downtown Albuquerque.… Mon, 05 Jun 2017 22:32:47 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2017-06-05/state-moves-ahead-with-toxic-plume-cleanup Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-06/a-daunting-task-ahead-as-state-tests-homes-for-toxic-gas When toxic chemicals are released into the environment, figuring out whether they’re making people sick can be a major challenge. It’s a problem the state… Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:32:26 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-07-06/a-daunting-task-ahead-as-state-tests-homes-for-toxic-gas Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-29/kunm-news-wins-national-award-for-investigative-reporting ¾ÅÉ«Íø’s reporting series Poisoned Earth: Albuquerque’s Toxic Secret revealed that state officials had not studied health effects of a dry cleaning chemical… Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:18:08 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-06-29/kunm-news-wins-national-award-for-investigative-reporting /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-02/air-tests-clean-in-three-homes-near-plume A chemical company has been testing the air inside homes for toxins near Downtown Albuquerque years after spilling dry-cleaning chemicals into the… Mon, 02 May 2016 12:44:00 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-05-02/air-tests-clean-in-three-homes-near-plume Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-03/testing-begins-in-homes-near-toxic-plume Editor's Note: A spokeswoman for the New Mexico Environment Department emailed with concerns about this story. We reviewed them and found no inaccuracies.… Wed, 03 Feb 2016 23:54:42 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-03/testing-begins-in-homes-near-toxic-plume Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-12-17/chemical-company-exposed-workers-to-hazardous-solvents Over a period of decades, cancer-causing solvents quietly seeped from a warehouse owned by Laun-Dry Supply Co. into the groundwater underneath dozens of… Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:43:46 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-12-17/chemical-company-exposed-workers-to-hazardous-solvents Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-11-16/state-gives-first-public-updates-on-chemical-spill The state’s Environment Department gave an update on the toxic plume of dry-cleaning solvents beneath downtown Albuquerque to neighbors and Bernalillo… Mon, 16 Nov 2015 22:37:40 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-11-16/state-gives-first-public-updates-on-chemical-spill Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-11-05/chemical-company-to-test-abq-homes-for-toxins A company that leaked toxic dry cleaning chemicals into the groundwater near downtown Albuquerque is planning to test the air in nearby homes to see if… Thu, 05 Nov 2015 22:34:48 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-11-05/chemical-company-to-test-abq-homes-for-toxins Ed Williams /public-health-new-mexico/2015-10-27/no-cleanup-plan-for-abq-dry-cleaning-spill Editor's Note: A spokeswoman for the New Mexico Environment Department emailed with concerns about this story. We reviewed them and found no inaccuracies.… Tue, 27 Oct 2015 20:49:19 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2015-10-27/no-cleanup-plan-for-abq-dry-cleaning-spill Ed Williams