Almost Half a Million New Yorkers Drinking PFAS-Polluted Water, Left Out of Current and Proposed NYS Protections
September 21, 2022
September 21, 2022
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 21 (TNSgov) -- Environmental Advocates of New York posted the following news release:
Advocates urged Governor Hochul and the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to bring New York's drinking water standards on toxic PFAS in line with new EPA health advisories. They called for current standards on two PFAS chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, and proposed standards on 23 additional PFAS to be lowered to as close to zero as possible. This would ensure that New Yorkers wou . . .
Advocates urged Governor Hochul and the NYS Department of Health (DOH) to bring New York's drinking water standards on toxic PFAS in line with new EPA health advisories. They called for current standards on two PFAS chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, and proposed standards on 23 additional PFAS to be lowered to as close to zero as possible. This would ensure that New Yorkers wou . . .