Sentences with phrase «about water contamination»

New York State has a moratorium on fracking, in partial response to concerns raised in Pennsylvania about water contamination and other pollution related to the fracking process.

When news broke about water contamination in West Virginia, I wondered if a Berkey water filter would have been able to filter the contaminates out.

But in the face of widespread concern about water contamination, 21 US states have adopted mandatory disclosure rules for the mixtures, making it easier for scientists such as Ellis, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, to assess their impacts.

Cuomo, whose administration has been accused of mishandling reports about water contamination in the town since 2014, had been conspicuously absent.

Cuomo, whose administration has been accused of mishandling reports about water contamination in the

Seggos» nomination was moved forward by the Senate environmental committee on Tuesday, though he faced questions about water contamination in Hoosick Falls.

Some residents were reluctant to even go public about the water contamination, fearing that homes they'd spent their whole lives paying off would suddenly plummet in value as the town became a place no one wanted to live.

In response to Stone's concerns about water contamination, a Naperville laboratory studied a sample from the well at the gun club in March.

A coalition of state and national environmental groups have raised concerns about water contamination and other impacts on Western Australia's largest national park.

Not exact matches

These vary during the different phases of well development and have different scales of impact: Vibration may affect only people very close to wells, whereas stress from, for example, concerns about possible water contamination may have a wider reach.

An independent investigation found that the state of Michigan was primarily responsible for the contamination and had ignored complaints about the smell, taste, and health issues related to the water supply.

Governments are increasingly concerned about the impacts of inappropriate practices on the health of the natural environment, especially from soil erosion, contamination from agrochemicals, and inefficient use of water resources.

The sugar backlash certainly has fed the trend, but purveyors say reports of lead contamination and other frightening news about what exists in municipal water supplies has people turning to a seemingly secure source.

Do not reuse the salt water as this could bring about bacterial contamination.

While PFOA contamination is believed to have leeched into the ground water from the nearby Saint Gobain Plastics factory, this story is less about the polluter and more about whether the concerns from residents of a small town near the Vermont border were taken seriously in a timely enough fashion.

On Friday, NY1's «Inside City Hall» aired a special seven - minute report on the water contamination story in Hoosick Falls (For those of you not in the TV news business, my nightly packages generally run about 2 minutes, so anything over that is considered a luxury).

A public meeting last night concerning an update on the PFOS water contamination issue in Newburgh brought a formal announcement about the launch of a blood testing program for the city.

In an about face on Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan announced his chamber will hold public hearings in the village of Hoosick Falls next month to discuss water contamination concerns.

With local water contamination crises rocking our state in recent months, the last thing our residents should have to worry about is clean drinking water,» said McLaughlin.

The town of about 1,600 is the latest to be dealing with water contamination issues.

There are frequent rail accidents and pipeline explosions, evidence of long term water contamination esp around Dimock PA and in WY, non disclosure agreements forced on people whose health has been damaged from exposure to toxic emissions, secrecy about all of these issues, and climate changes caused by too much fossil fuel emissions.

State health officials do not seem especially eager to field questions about the ongoing water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls and other upstate towns.

Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, has been criticized for what some saw as a lax response to the crisis, visiting the village only months after the water was confirmed to be poisoned; lawmakers in Albany, meanwhile, were also initially noncommittal about hearings on the contamination, before eventually assenting.

PETERSBURGH, N.Y. — Robert Gorghan has been waiting for answers about the PFOA contamination since the town of Petersburgh was first advised to stop drinking its water.

The district is working to calm concerns about lead contamination in school water supplies.

The New York Times: «After the revelation of lead contamination in Flint, Mich., where Gov. Rick Snyder's response was widely criticized, the situation in Hoosick Falls has provoked both deep concern about water quality and a heightened scrutiny of how public officials have responded.»

The hearings could stem in part to determine how much state regulators knew about the contamination of drinking water of the chemical PFOA and when the state knew it.

Students from Academia Avance in Los Angeles, California, traveled to Hoosick Falls as part of their senior project about communities impacted by water contamination.

Fracking has also raised concerns about the potential for drinking water contamination and other adverse impacts in densely populated regions unaccustomed to an industry that has until recently been active mostly in the West and Gulf Coast.

She talks about Skartados» advocacy concerning PFOS water contamination in Newburgh.

After enduring heavy criticism last week for not being more proactive in reaching out to the public about the possibility of water contamination, the authority sent out robocalls Monday to 96,000 households for which it had phone numbers.

«When the news broke about lead contamination in the drinking water in some of our schools, Senator Tom O'Mara went to work.

Vermont environmental officials will hold meetings Tuesday to provide the latest information to Bennington - area residents about the PFOA contamination of local water supplies and the ongoing response.

Last fall, Investigative Post reported about potential water contamination at Gallagher Beach, where U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Byron -LSB-...]

Last fall, Investigative Post reported about potential water contamination at Gallagher Beach, where U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Byron Brown had hoped to open for swimming this summer.

«My daughter was five months old when the village and state knew [about the contamination], and my daughter is 18 months old when the village and state finally said don't drink your water,» he said.

Gillibrand said that because so little is known about the effects of PFOA, especially when young children are exposed, legislators should «rewrite the law» that allows for medical monitoring of 9/11 first responders to include residents affected by water contamination.

Michael Hickey, the village resident who tested the water and sounded the first alarm about the contamination three years ago, as well as Loreen Hackett, Emily Marpe and her 12 - year - old daughter, Gwen Young, traveled there on behalf of the Environmental Working Group and Environmental Defense Fund.

A spokesman for the health department, Jim Plastiras, says it was a staff person in the Department of Health's Bureau of Water Supply Protection who knew about the possible water contamination and who was trying to help Rensselaer County» understand the EPA protocols regarding unregulated contaminant», not the commissiWater Supply Protection who knew about the possible water contamination and who was trying to help Rensselaer County» understand the EPA protocols regarding unregulated contaminant», not the commissiwater contamination and who was trying to help Rensselaer County» understand the EPA protocols regarding unregulated contaminant», not the commissioner.

Even after the federal Environmental Protection Agency cautioned the state health department about the levels of PFOA contamination in Hoosick Falls, the health department handed out a fact sheet that said, «Health effects are not expected to occur from normal use of the water.»

After the revelation of lead contamination in Flint, Mich., where Gov. Rick Snyder's response was widely criticized, the situation in Hoosick Falls has provoked both deep concern about water quality and a heightened scrutiny of how public officials have responded.

Since 2008, ProPublica has reported about hundreds of cases of water contamination in more than six states where drilling and fracking are taking place as well as the difficulties of handling the vast quantities of waste the drilling processes produce.

We set about proving this contamination was coming from the water bottles and cages.»

The environment has emerged as one of Beijing's key priorities amid growing public disquiet about urban smog, dwindling and polluted water supplies and the widespread industrial contamination of farmland.

The report comes amid heightened concern by some environmental and consumer groups about contamination of drinking water by agricultural chemicals.

With their findings, Sain and her adviser wondered about doubled contamination — water and air.

Cover the container with the lid about two - thirds (to stop any contamination in the air getting in) and leave for about 15 minutes to let the steam vent; if you cover the container entirely and put it straight in the fridge, it will condense and turn into water.

The documentary about devastating drinking water contamination in West Virginia and in Flint, Michigan, debuted at the Slamdance Film Festival on Friday, January 20, 2017.

The SDTC has about $ 325 million of the government's money to put towards funding clean technologies that fix issues with climate change, air, soil, and water contamination, and...

i have read about the general causes of this such as the possible contamination from her own feces or beef / water.