HOOSICK FALLS — On Saturday in Hoosick Falls 100 people had blood samples drawn from New York State Department of Health workers. Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says the blood will be tested for the presence of PFOA. “They’ll have their blood drawn for PFOA levels and that information will be mailed back to the […]
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Cuomo Announces Plan For Alternate Water Supply In Hoosick Falls
New York State has begun planning for a possible alternate water supply for the Village of Hoosick Falls where residents have been instructed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not drink or cook with contaminated drinking water. Residents have been struggling to get by with water tainted with the PFOA, a believed-to-be cancer causing […]
Hoosick Falls students ask Cuomo to give them a clean water supply
HOOSICK FALLS, NY – An investigation into how a toxic chemical contaminated the village’s water supply has spread to include the local ballfields. Investigators will test soil in and around the recreational area on Waterworks Road to determine if the same chemical found in the tap water has contaminated the soil, the EPA announced Friday. […]
DEC Holds Honeywell, Saint-Gobain Responsible for PFOA Contamination in Hoosick Falls Water
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is holding Saint-Gobain Plastics and Honeywell International responsible for the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination in Hoosick Falls. That finding was part of the DEC’s preliminary investigation, which also found Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics and Honeywell International used PFOA for decades. Using state Superfund authority, the […]
The poor science of fluoridation promoters
Catherine Feuerherm, Michael Ryan and Jackie Leaf have the right to their own opinions on water fluoridation, but not to their own “facts.” As civil servants, they should provide the public with a balanced analysis of the practice. They should not parrot propaganda. Sadly, this is what they did in a front-page article that appeared […]
Cortland: County pushes for fluoridation study grant
CORTLAND – County health officials refuse to let an opportunity to fluoridate public drinking water go away without a fight. City of Cortland officials were expected to receive a letter today or Monday from county Health Director Catherine Feuerherm, Seven Valleys Health Coalition Executive Director Jackie Leaf and county Environmental Health Director Michael Ryan offering […]
Cortland City Leaders Say No to Fluoride Grant
The debate over the positive health effects and potential negative impacts of fluoride returned to Cortland City Hall this week. City leaders were asked to apply for a grant to study putting fluoride in the public water supply. Several residents spoke out against adding fluoride to the Cortland Water supply with many speakers saying the […]
Cortland: Plan asks city to study water fluoridation
City Common Council members will have a decision to make during their first February meeting: applying for state aid sure to resurrect a long-forgotten controversy, or leaving the money on the table and missing out on a chance to research improving residents’ health. During Tuesday’s council meeting, an agenda item introduced by Mike Ryan, director […]
Gloversville’s plan to sell water held up over fluoride
GLOVERSVILLE & JOHNSTOWN — The city of Gloversville is re-examining the role of fluoride in its drinking water after a possible deal to sell water to the city of Johnstown has been held up by a 1999 ordinance that prevents Johnstown from using fluoride in its water supply. The Johnstown Water Department had approached Gloversville […]
Chemical spill in the village of Prospect in the Mohawk Valley
… Utica’s Hazmat was also called to a liquid fluoride spill at the Hinckley Water Treatment Plant in the Village of Prospect at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, according to MVWA officials. Roughly 3,500 to 4,000 gallons of fluoride spilled at the plant, officials said, and was cleaned up by Saturday evening. “The spill had no effect […]