New York lawmakers push tighter PFAS drinking water limits amid federal changes

Karl Grossman: New York state takes on the ‘forever chemicals’ - Herald Community Newspapers

As the effects of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” become the focus of discussions across the United States — on Long Island because of their impacts on the underground water table, our sole source of potable water — New York state’s attorney general is suing corporations involved with PFAS for allegedly violating a number of state laws. In a suit brought in July in State Supreme Court, Letitia James presented corporate documents as evid…

New York lawmakers push tighter PFAS drinking water limits amid federal changes

New York lawmakers are pushing to tighten the state’s drinking water standards for several so-called “forever chemicals."