Sentences with phrase «over water contamination»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Thursday that would make it easier for those who live near Superfund - designated sites to sue over water contamination.

Sen. Kathy Marchione, who represents the area, has met with members of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration and backed legislation making easier for residents who live in a Superfund site to sue over water contamination.

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In 2006, a physician working at a clinic in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., raised the alarm over what he considered high rates of cancer in the community, the result, he surmised, of water contamination from the oilsands operations upstream.

The biggest hurdle for the pro-industry side: The rapid expansion of fracking over the last five years has resulted in confirmed cases of drinking water contamination, a house explosion, and air pollution.

Fears over tap water contamination are rising throughout the United States.

This causes significant physical stress on their bodies over time and presents serious risk of water contamination.

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).

«Over 100 days ago by the terms of subpoenas issued by the New York State Senate, Saint - Gobain, Taconic Plastics and Honeywell were to have handed over documents related to the water contamination crises they helped create,» Hoylman sOver 100 days ago by the terms of subpoenas issued by the New York State Senate, Saint - Gobain, Taconic Plastics and Honeywell were to have handed over documents related to the water contamination crises they helped create,» Hoylman sover documents related to the water contamination crises they helped create,» Hoylman said.

HOOSICK FALLS >> The Democrat running against incumbent state Sen. Kathy Marchione found a unique and high - profile way Tuesday to criticize the Halfmoon Republican over her handling of the water contamination crisis that has plagued the village and the town of Hooisick for nearly a year.

More than two dozen residents are seeking permission to sue the City of Newburgh over PFOS drinking water contamination.

After facing sharp criticism over the state's response to water contamination in the village of Hoosick Falls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year signed the $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which is aimed at upgrading drinking and clean water infrastructure across the state and instituting new quality control measwater contamination in the village of Hoosick Falls, Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year signed the $ 2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which is aimed at upgrading drinking and clean water infrastructure across the state and instituting new quality control measWater Infrastructure Act, which is aimed at upgrading drinking and clean water infrastructure across the state and instituting new quality control measwater infrastructure across the state and instituting new quality control measures.

His frustration boiled over last week, when Flanagan reiterated to reporters he would not hold hearings on water issues in the aftermath of a PFOA contamination in the village in order to assess the response by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration (Conservative critics of the Senate GOP have been deeply critical of the conference's relationship with Cuomo, especially in the wake of the passage of the SAFE Act).

Her public clash with the Cuomo administration over their handling of the contamination of Hoosick Falls water contamination brought her to public prominence.

Cuomo made the announcement in Suffolk County on Long Island, where questions have arisen over the contamination of well water, but Cuomo also pointed to upstate water issues, including the chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls.

In Petersburgh, residents are questioning state officials over the response to a PFOA contamination in their community's drinking water.

Fred LeBrun tracks the flip - flopping over the bill aimed at aiding Hoosick Falls resident sue over the PFOA contamination of their water.

The Department of Environmental Conservation has since installed a water filtration system that has made the town's water safe to drink again, but questions remain for McLaughlin over how to prevent the next contamination.

While the national focus is on Flint, Mich., a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation has identified almost 2,000 additional water systems spanning all 50 states where testing has shown excessive levels of lead contamination over the past four years.

The meeting was scheduled to discuss the $ 850,000 financial settlement between the village and the Saint - Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International over perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination of village water.

A congressional committee has granted the Cuomo administration an extension in turning over documents related to their response to the Hoosick Falls water contamination crisis.

Over 100 residents gathered at the Hoosick Falls Center School to learn the results of PFOA testing at four sites in the village and find out what the next steps are in addressing the issues of water contamination in Hoosick Falls.

Turning to the ongoing controversy over the state's response to water quality issues in Hoosick Falls and elsewhere, Cox called Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of the PFOA contamination crisis «despicable.»

Increased shale - gas production created a boom in some parts of the country but has also led to concerns over potential contamination of drinking water and possible human health impacts related to hydraulic fracturing.

The study, which is being conducted under the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, is the first time the EPA has undertaken its own water analysis in response to complaints of contamination in drilling areas, and it could be pivotal in the national debate over the role of natural gas in America's energy policy.

Health officials from South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines are beginning to screen food imported from Japan for radiation, and several other Southeast Asian countries are expressing concern over the potential for contamination of soil and water that could affect food sources.

But even in places were the water is rapidly recharged, using it a lot can move water around in ways that affect the location and extent of contamination,» said co-author Ben Bostick, a geochemist at Lamont, who with co-author Alexander van Geen of Lamont has been working for over a decade with communities in Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh to avoid arsenic contamination and locate safer water sources.

Michael Puma, an expert on water and food security at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies who was not involved in the study, noted that «Arsenic contamination of groundwater threatens well over 100 million people worldwide.

«Arsenic contamination is one of the biggest problems in drinking water all over the world,» said Dr. Babur Mirza, a researcher at USU's Utah Water Research Lab and lead author on the swater all over the world,» said Dr. Babur Mirza, a researcher at USU's Utah Water Research Lab and lead author on the sWater Research Lab and lead author on the study.

But even in places were the water is rapidly recharged, using it a lot can move water around in ways that affect the location and extent of contamination,» said coauthor Ben Bostick, a geochemist at Lamont, who with coauthor Alexander van Geen of Lamont has been working for over a decade with communities in Vietnam, Cambodia and Bangladesh to avoid arsenic contamination and locate safer water sources.

The contamination of Flint's water system dates to before 2013, when public uproar surfaced over cases of contamination attributed to the system's privatization.

Over his career, Commoner worked on nuclear fallout, pesticides, water contamination, air pollution, toxic metals, the petrochemical industry, population, energy and nuclear power, urban waste disposal, dioxin, recycling, and all manner of other environmental issues.

The toxic sludge is often stored in open impoundments (huge ponds) or injected into abandoned coal mines, causing major concern over drinking water contamination.

Water contamination resulting from a Keystone XL spill, or the cumulative impact of spills over the lifetime of the pipeline, would have significant economic costs.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified over 600 coal ash sites and documented at least 67 proven or potential cases of surface water or groundwater contamination from coal ash in at least 23 states.

The media they have developed is capable of sequestering over 40 different metals from industrial waters, and could provide a solution for coal - fired power plants in handling coal combustion fly ash pond management and groundwater contamination which is another unwanted byproduct of the power industry.

Personally, while I'm still mulling this one over, I'm not sure it eliminates the concerns about watershed contamination at all — though reducing the water use itself is certainly a good thing.

A shareholder and manager of Baron & Budd's Environmental Litigation Group, Cary currently represents over 200 municipalities and water providers across the country that are seeking clean - up costs for the contamination of their water supplies.

Mr. Tellis also represented the City of Sunnyvale in environmental litigation concerning perchloroethylene contamination of a large mixed use development site and the California Water Service Company over the contamination of hundreds of drinking water wells throughout CalifoWater Service Company over the contamination of hundreds of drinking water wells throughout Califowater wells throughout California.

While the number of cases where drinking water wells were contaminated by fracking is small, concern over potential contamination could impact the value of a home.

Concern over potential environmental impacts could also affect the value of a home, such as the fear of water contamination (especially if a home uses private water wells), oil spills, and pipeline leaks.