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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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State begins testing Hoosick Falls residents for PFOA in their blood
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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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