New York State Department of Health

New York State Attorney General Tish James held a hearing Monday in Troy on the potential closure of the Burdett Birth Center. After more than 30 individuals testified, what happens next?

More than 80 organizations are urging New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to protect Rockland County drinking water from PFAS contamination. It comes some…

A fiscal watchdog group is using the Freedom of Information Law to try to get New York state’s health department to release more detailed data on the over…

Three schools in the Hudson Valley have “Do Not Drink” advisories after two PFAS chemicals were found above New York state’s contamination limits. These…

A New York state senator has introduced legislation that would mandate the state to publicly publish data and analysis about environmental…

Criticism continues over New York Governor Andrew Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing home death data during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two state…

Advocates are challenging the findings of a 2019 New York State Department of Health assessment of cancer patterns in Warren County.In November 2019, as…

Two New York state assemblymen have written to President Biden, asking for his help in accessing data on nursing home deaths during the pandemic. They say…

The New York state attorney general announced Monday that her office was opening an investigation into a Brooklyn-based healthcare provider with a…

New York state Thursday adopted maximum contaminant levels for three chemicals in drinking water. Environmental and community advocates wanted to see…