Sentences with phrase «water contamination crisis»

McLaughlin became a vocal advocate during the PFOA water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, vowing to continue his crusade for clean water.

Sen. Kathy Marchione, a Capital Region Republican who has come under fire for her response to the PFOA water contamination crisis in her district — particularly for her refusal to call for or hold hearings on the matter — is trying to do some damage control.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released new health advisories for PFOA and PFOS, the manufacturing chemicals at the center of water contamination crises in several communities in the region including Hoosick Falls, Petersburgh, and North Bennington.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer today became the highest - ranking state Democrat to call for federal hearings into the Hoosick Falls water contamination crisis.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will take part in a roundtable discussion of the ongoing water contamination crisis with residents of Hoosick and Petersburgh at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Hoosick Falls High School auditorium, 21187 Route 22.

Hoosick Falls residents who have advocated for the village in the wake of its PFOA water contamination crisis traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to protest the appointment of a former chemical company consultant to the EPA.

«Yet, today we're no closer to learning the truth of corporate involvement in the largest water contamination crisis in state history.»

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.

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

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.

ALBANY — Hoosick Falls residents who have advocated for the village in the wake of its PFOA water contamination crisis traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to protest the appointment of a former chemical company consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

As the lead educational organization in the Hoosick area, continuing research and education on hydrology and geology is vital as the community recovers from the PFOA water contamination crisis.

The hearings are drawing interest in the Capital Region amid a water contamination crisis in the village of Hoosick Falls, where the municipal drinking water was found to be contaminated with PFOA, a chemical used in manufacturing plants nearby.

I also explained that Zucker's credibility had recently come under fire over the water contamination crisis in the small upstate New York village of Hoosick Falls.

«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 said.

Well, Zucker is currently being trotted out as the credible voice of public health in response to the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls.

Health officials say in some Buffalo neighborhoods, 40 percent of kids have been exposed to lead, a rate eight times higher than in Flint, Michigan, a city that faced a water contamination crisis that drew national attention.

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.

The two staunchly advocated for assistance for Hoosick Falls as that community grapples with a water contamination crisis and general protection of fresh water.

«The fact that Senator, Kemp Hannon, who chairs the Senate Health Committee, claims to have not known about the severity of the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls is inexcusable,» Cronin said in a statement.

Health officials in New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration faced sharp questioning Tuesday at the first legislative hearing examining the water contamination crisis in the upstate village of Hoosick Falls.

The Rensselaer County Village of Hoosick Falls is looking toward the future after being dogged by more than a year of negative headlines surrounding a water contamination crisis and most recent devastating flooding.

The Cuomo administration has defended its response to the water contamination crisis in the village, the result of PFOA from a plant owned by Saint Gobain seeping into the village's water supply.

(The state legislature's total would have been even lower if not for four joint senate - assembly oversight hearings spurred by the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls.)

Zack Fink: «The state's war against Zika stands in stark contrast to Cuomo's initial response to a water contamination crisis in upstate Hoosick Falls.»

The legislation, inspired by the water contamination crisis in the Rensselaer County, now heads to Cuomo's desk.

The Rensselaer County village is currently dealing with a water contamination crisis after samples taken from public and private water wells detected perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, at levels above federal guidelines.

But more than two years after a water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls focused attention on the issue, the governor's administration has yet to implement new testing requirements for emerging contaminants in drinking water.

«The agencies in charge of creating a response to water contamination crises and actively putting forth measures to prevent these problems are continually blowing past their own deadlines.»

Prior to Seggos» noontime meeting with reporters, area residents took issue with the response that DEC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have provided to the water contamination crisis.

But as State House Reporter Zack Fink explains, that plan comes on the heels of the state's sluggish response to a water contamination crisis in upstate New York.

ALBANY — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday became the highest - ranking state Democrat to call for federal hearings into the Hoosick Falls water contamination crisis.

Enck's comments, delivered during an interview on WCNY's «The Capitol Pressroom,» preceded her continued defense of her agency's response to the water contamination crisis in northeastern Rensselaer County as state officials cast blame on the EPA for confusion among residents.