New Mexico U.S. Rep. Leger Fernández calls for investigation into toxic metals in fire retardants

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 21, 2026

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Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) on Friday announced she and fellow members of Congress are urging a federal government watchdog agency to examine the prevalence and potential impacts of hazardous metals that may be present in retardants firefighters use in battling wildfires.

Leger Fernández’s request to the U.S. Government Accountability Office cites unsafe levels of antimony, arsenic and uranium detected in dozens of Mora County private wells last November. The discovery prompted the …

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