On July 30, 2026, the New York Times reported that both Democrats and Republicans in Congress are pushing back against the Department of Defense’s delays in cleaning up PFAS at nearly 200 sites across the country: “The revolt represents a rare political convergence in the face of Pentagon inaction on a matter that has become a major health concern for military communities nationwide,” the Times reported. On the right, Jack Bergman of Michigan is outspoken, recently stating before Congress that “[w]e have much more to do.” On the left, New Mexico is “leading the country’s reckoning with PFAS” in litigation against the Pentagon, as the Times reported earlier this year.
At issue in New Mexico’s litigation are Cannon and Holloman Air Force Bases. At Cannon, PFAS contamination has already impacted both the local dairy industry and residents of the area, while the PFAS contamination at Holloman has broken world records, as previously reported by the Times. But the Pentagon has delayed cleanup at both sites by at least six years, requiring New Mexico to take matters into its own hands. Kanner & Whiteley serves as outside counsel in the State’s litigation (and recently won remand of one of the cases to state court).