As you know the Hudson River has the tag "America's Most Beautiful Superfund Site."
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| The Hudson River: Iconic and Ironic |
Right nearby, to our east, is the village of Hoosick Falls, The PR sibling of Flint, MI. After a protracted period of discovery -- lead by citizens and, apparently, hampered by various governmental entities -- it has been revealed that residents of Hoosick Falls have PFOA levels that are "ballpark" two hundred times higher than EPA safe-recommendations.
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| Free Hudson Falls' Water! |
I’m reminded of
the old Lucky Strike cigarette ad: “What do you want, good grammar or good
taste?” Well, we’ve learned a lot about the
safety of tobacco products since 1963 but do the residents of Hudson Falls have
to answer the question “What do you want, good water or good taste?”
The drumbeat of news just doesn't stop. Today's Times Union reports that our local Congressional team is unanimously calling for a governmental team approach to solutions.
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| Living Up to Our Responsibility... Soon? |
Sometimes it seems "perfect IS the enemy of progress." Certainly care and good science need to guide such an important process but please use your office to take a leadership role in corralling all the dot.govs and get a results-oriented coalition of experts going!
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| Hudson's Rip Van Winkle, Patron Saint of the Great Slowdown? |