Politico NY: Assembly schedules hearings on water quality in wake of Hoosick...
By Scott Waldman, 2/10 ALBANY — In light of the ongoing water pollution crisis in Hoosick Falls, the state Assembly has scheduled hearings for April to discuss water quality issues around the state. A...
View ArticleAlbany Times-Union: Shameless dodging in midst of Hoosick Falls water crisis
By Fred LeBrun, 2/15 Finally, we sense a favorable turnaround for residents of Hoosick Falls, ignored victims for generations of dangerously tainted drinking water. State government and its health and...
View ArticleAssociated Press: State Assembly to hold hearings on drinking water...
By Mary Esch, 7/7/16 ALBANY — The state Assembly will hold hearings in the fall on water quality issues, including an examination of the Cuomo administration’s response to toxic chemical contamination...
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Assembly to Hold Water Quality Hearings
July 6, 2016 Speaker Carl Heastie, Environmental Conservation Committee Chair Steve Englebright and Health Committee Chair Richard Gottfried today announced the Assembly will hold public hearings on...
View ArticleWall St. Journal – Hoosick Falls Water Woes Draw Federal Scrutiny
By Mike Vilensky and Erica Orden, 7/7 U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday she would introduce federal legislation to fight the water-contamination crisis in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., shortly after a...
View ArticlePolitico: Hoosick Falls hearing turns into 5-hour grilling for state officials
By Scott Waldman, September 7 ALBANY— Wednesday’s hearing on Hoosick Falls and water pollution issues turned into a five-hour grilling of state health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker and other officials...
View ArticleNY Post: State admits staff knew Hoosick Falls water was dangerous
By Kirstan Conley, September 7 ALBANY — Under intense grilling at a legislative hearing, state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker admitted Wednesday he and his staff knew for years that a chemical in...
View ArticleNiagara Gazette: Hoosick Falls’ water woes lead to scrutiny for health officials
By Joe Mahoney,9/19 ALBANY — Residents of Hoosick Falls compare the water contamination in their village of 3,500 people with the crisis in Flint, Michigan, where lead-laced drinking water created a...
View ArticleOneonta Daily Star: More testing looms in aftermath of tainted tap water
By Joe Mahoney, CNHI News Service (via Daily Star), 9/26/16 ALBANY — A string of water pollution incidents blamed on industrial chemicals is prompting calls for more money to detect whether New Yorkers...
View ArticleWhat the New Administration in Washington Means for Health Policy in New York
By Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried The election of Donald Trump and Republican control of Congress are a serious threat to programs and policies that protect our health....
View ArticleProtecting New York State’s Water Supply
Yesterday in Albany I joined with environmental and health advocates and other legislators to urge the immediate passage of legislation I'm sponsoring in the Assembly to protect New York's drinking...
View ArticleNovember Community Update
Assembly Health Committee Hearing on Youth Tackle Football Should children 12 and under be playing tackle football? On October 29, the Assembly Health Committee, which I chair, held a...
View ArticleABC News 10 (with video): Critics roast Department of Health for proposed...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Opposition to a revision in the Health Department’s new water standards say it could result in New Yorkers drinking toxic water. The Department of Health has backtracked on its...
View ArticleJanuary-February Health Committee Update
The Assembly Health Committee favorably reported 31 bills at its January and February meetings. The Committee reported bills to extend Medicaid coverage for new mothers; reform the distribution of...
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