With the aim to improve the dental health of poor children, over 2 million New Yorkers are targeted for new water fluoridation schemes. May 4 Meeting in New York City at the NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square Park South 9:30am – 2:30pm 9:30 – 9:45: NY State Department of Health Program Presentation 9:45 – […]
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Fluoridation Spokesperson Training-Albany
Registrations are closed On Saturday, April 9, the Fluoridation Spokesperson Training will be held in Albany in the NYSDA offices. The training will take place from 9:00AM-3:00PM. Please arrive at 8:45 for sign-in and so we can begin promptly at 9:00. Instructors for the course are Meg Atwood, RDH, MPS, Associate Professor in the Department […]
Hoosick Falls: Lawsuit filed against companies in PFOA crisis
Another class-action lawsuit heads to court because of the water contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls. This time, the man behind it is Michael Hickeythe same man who helped discover the PFOA contamination in the first place. Hickey is widely credited for blowing the lid off the PFOA problem in Hoosick Falls. His water tests shed […]
PFOA folk hero files lawsuit over Hoosick Falls water
Michael Hickey, an insurance underwriter credited with discovering a toxic chemical in the Hoosick Falls water system two years ago, filed a federal class-action lawsuit this week against Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International, which both operated manufacturing plants that are a focus of the contamination. Hickey, 37, filed the lawsuit on behalf of himself […]
Gloversville and Johnstown: Fluoride issue affects water plan
Fulton County wants Gloversville and Johnstown to resolve a fluoride issue before the county spends money on a $255,000 water-connection project involving the cities. The project would benefit a planned regional business park. … [County Planning Director] Mraz said C.T. Male’s evaluation of the city of Johnstown water system determined that in order to supply […]
PFOA: Installation of carbon filtration systems in Petersburgh delayed
PETERSBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Some Petersburgh residents will be getting carbon filters due to the PFOA contamination, but the installation process has been delayed. Lenore Humphrey has lived in Petersburgh for decades. “They would have to take their dad’s doubled up handkerchiefs and hold it over their face,” she said of her children because of […]
PFOA. EPA: Hoosick Falls playing fields safe for use
HOOSICK FALLS >> With local athletic fields determined to pose no health risks, environmental officials will soon test soil near a factory suspected of being the source of contamination of village water sources with a suspected cancer-causing chemical. Tests on soil taken from the village athletic fields found low levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, state and […]
Petersburgh Water Contamination: ‘I’ve Got No Information from Anybody’
PETERSBURGH, N.Y. — Residents were expecting to get more from health officials. Instead of waiting for answers, two women are taking things into their own hands. “Things take time, and I would love to have this all go away tomorrow,” said Petersburgh Town Supervisor Peter Schaaphok, “but it’s not. It’s going to be a situation that […]
Cortland County legislative committee votes against supporting fluoridation
Health & Human Services Committee Draft Committee Meeting Minutes March 17, 2016 Resolution (ID # 3268) Resolution to Support Fluoridation of All Community Water Systems Within the County COMMENTS – Current Meeting: Mr. Newell [Legislative District 11] said that he is personally in favor of fluoridation, however, does not believe the County can make other […]
Hoosick Falls students ask Cuomo to give them a clean water supply
High schoolers in Hoosick Falls said they are tired of the slow response by the adults in the community and government to the toxic substance Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which has infiltrated the village water system and made it unsafe to drink. They took matters into their own hands and held a press conference last week […]