Former EPA administrator Judith Enck is leading an effort to identify the effects of chemically contaminated drinking water. At a press conference Tuesday, Enck, who also served as Secretary of the Environment under Eliot Spitzer, pointed to the fluorine containing chemical, PFOA or perfluorooctanoic acid, that has been produced by […]
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Activists push back against Trump’s proposed EPA cuts
A statewide coalition comprised of more than 110 environmental groups launched a last-ditch effort to convince lawmakers to reject President Trump’s proposed EPA budget. . The “Save The EPA Campaign” cites President Trump’s proposed 31 percent EPA cut as its main concern, saying that such a cut would have a […]
Senate Dems demand hearing on Hoosick Falls water crisis
Senate Democrats are calling on Republican Conference Leader John Flanagan to call a hearing on the ongoing Hoosick Falls water crisis. A letter signed by Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Sen. Brad Hoylman, the ranking member of the Environmental Conservation Committee, calls for a hearing as soon […]