Not exact matches
By Jesse McKinley
ALBANY — For the second time in two weeks, New York State
Department of Health officials sought to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for a contaminated
water crisis in upstate New York, saying on Wednesday that they were confused and hamstrung by changing federal standards on perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxic chemical known as PFOA.
ALBANY — Officials in the state
Department of Health were aware of concerns that the
water in the upstate village of Petersburgh could be tainted with a toxic chemical in late 2014, but did not take action to protect residents until a few days ago, according to emails obtained by POLITICO New York.
ALBANY — While the Cuomo administration has been extensively criticized for its slow reaction to the unfolding Hoosick Falls
water pollution crisis, a new trove of emails and meeting notes shows how top state
Department of Health officials actively dismissed the Obama administration's increasingly dire warnings and recommended safe consumption levels.
ALBANY — Hoosick Falls residents who drank from the tainted municipal
water supply have, on average, more than 30 times the national level of a toxic chemical in their blood, according to state health
department data obtained by POLITICO.
ALBANY — The state
Department of Environmental Conservation last week received a draft of a feasibility study looking at what new
water sources contamination - ravaged Hoosick Falls could draw from and findings will be shared soon, Commissioner Basil Seggos said Friday.
ALBANY - City employees in the general services,
water and parks and recreation
departments are poised to receive long - desired raises.
ALBANY, NY (01/10/2013)(readMedia)-- New York
Water Rangers partners joined with experts from across the state today at a New York State Assembly hearing on the
Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) proposed High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing («fracking») regulations and to call on Governor Cuomo to protect New York from the harmful effects of fracking.