2018 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:50:47 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] PFAS: "Hoosick Falls [NY] Residents Seek Inclusion In Federal Study"
 
Hoosick Falls Residents Seek Inclusion In Federal Study 

By LUCAS WILLARD
WAMC Northeast Public Radio
September 12, 2018

The federal government has proposed studying communities affected by PFAS contamination – like many in the Northeast. But residents of one community that is not on the list say the study is too short-sighted.

A growing number of communities across the country are dealing with PFAS pollution — a large number of unregulated compounds, some of which have been linked to illnesses including forms of cancer. 

The presence of PFAS chemicals linked to military bases has prompted the federal government to propose a round of testing in affected communities.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.wamc.org/post/hoosick-falls-residents-seek-inclusion-federal-study

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650/961-8918 
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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