The State: State Lawyers Confident of Opioid Deal

Acute Myeloid Leukemia and FELA

August 25, 2017

Acute Myeloid Leukemia, or AML, is a very serious type of cancer. Unlike many other cancer types, AML is not characterized by a tumor; instead, it forms in the body’s bone marrow, and then can quickly move into the blood. As explained by the American Cancer Society, AML can spread to other parts of the…Read the article

NY Regulates PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances

February 7, 2017

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) as well as two other variants of the chemicals have been added to New York state’s list of hazardous substances. The announcement that these toxic chemicals will now be regulated came from the the State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) late last week. The City of Newburgh’s primary…Read the article

DoD, state tangle over water contamination reimbursement

September 15, 2017

State spending in response to the toxic chemical contamination that has poisoned the City of Newburgh’s primary water supply and private wells in the towns of Newburgh and New Windsor is $25 million and estimated to grow by another $26 million. What may be shrinking, however, is the state’s chances of recouping any of that…Read the article