New York to Cooperate with Drinking Water Probe
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A spokesman for Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will cooperate with a congressional committee request for information about the chemical PFOA in an upstate New York village’s drinking water.
He said Cuomo hopes the end result is that Congress and the government act swiftly to implement nationwide regulations for PFOA and other unregulated contaminants.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform says in letters Wednesday to Cuomo and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy it is concerned about a “sluggish response” by New York officials to the findings in Hoosick Falls and a possible communication breakdown at EPA.
An EPA spokeswoman says the agency will respond to the committee’s request for documents.
The toxic chemical was discovered by a resident concerned about cancer rates in the village.
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