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Capital Region lawmakers are hoping to launch a program similar to a popular road and bridge renovation program, but for water infrastructure. The Safe Water Infrastructure Action Program (S.3292/A.3907) would create a companion program to the popular Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement, or CHIPS, program which provides assistance […]
Iconic environmental advocate visits Albany; Wants better strategies for controlling Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks New York leads the nation in cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a life threatening waterborne illness caused by legionella bacteria in water supplies. During an event in Albany last week, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease and […]
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 […]
The issue of lead contaminated water is one that Americans have become all too familiar with. With Flint, Mich., Baltimore, Md. and Newark, N.J all in the headlines recently for contamination in their drinking water, lawmakers, educators and environmental groups are hoping to be proactive about keeping children safe […]