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spacer Dear Friends, January 16, 2008

Last fall, the Air Force released a list of bases where they intended to conduct initial environmental assessments for the eventual location of the next generation fighter aircraft -- the Joint Strike Fighter or F-35 Lightning. It was the kind of routine bureaucratic announcement that never makes the papers. But it was a big red flag to me. Kirtland was not on the list. 

The New Mexico Air Guard flies the F-16 out of Kirtland. The 150th Tactical Fighter Wing, long known as the "T...
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The federal government, through the EPA, recently imposed tighter regulations for the amount of arsenic allowed in drinking water.  Many question the benefit of the new rules, especially in smaller communities where residents may see their water bills sky-rocket to pay for new equipment. 

 
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Congresswoman Heather Wilson, First Congressional District of New Mexico


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Rio Rancho Observer: Wilson secures $800,000 fund to help treat arsenic in water

If you can’t beat them, join them. That’s partially what Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-1st District) believes. The outgoing congresswoman, who is running for the Senate, secured $500,000 for the Town of Bernalillo and $300,000 for the City of Rio Rancho to be used for arsenic treatment in each municipality’s water system.

Wilson said the federal funding would help defray the costs of meeting new EPA Arsenic standards that Wilson originally opposed because of their high cost and questionable benefit for smaller communities in New Mexico.

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Wilson secures funding for arsenic treatment in Rio Rancho, Town of Bernalillo




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