Fuel spill endangers Albuquerque water supply at Kirtland base
Environmentalists call the plume the largest threat to the city’s drinking water as as much as 24 million gallons of jet fuel seep into an underground aquifer from a 40 year leak at Kirtland Air Force Base. Officials warn cleanup lags while the plume grows and moves toward Ridgecrest wells.
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Albuquerque
Kirtland Air Force Base
New Mexico
Air Force
Bernalillo County Water Utility Board
Rey Garduno
New Mexico Department of Environment
Uncle Sam
Wayne Johnson
Pentagon
McCoy
Ridgecrest Field
Jim Davis
Resource Protection Division
NMED
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Identity theft victim aided by state police and attorney general
Lynn Southard describes assistance for Merlene Simmons after repeated harassing calls from scammers. Special Investigator John Ortega guides contact with Social Security, credit bureaus, and police steps. AGO and NMSP advise police report first, then bank closures, credit freeze, and filing FTC affidavit. An Identity Theft Kit is available from the AGO.
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Lynn Southard
Office of New Mexico Attorney General
Merlene Simmons
Simmons
John Ortega
Social Security Administration
Credit Bureau
RPD
Caribbean
FBI
AGO
NMSP
New Mexico Loses Jobs Driven by Government Layoffs
The U S Bureau of Labor Statistics reports New Mexico tied for the nation’s largest June job losses at 0.5 percent from May to June. New Mexico's Workforce Solutions says 4,000 jobs were lost month to month, with government shedding 6,800 mostly in state and local education. The unemployment rate fell to 6.5 percent.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Vermont
Wisconsin
Workforce Solutions Department
USA
Roswel N.M
Roswell
P.O. Box
N.M
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