PFAS

A study published last month by the Delaware River Basin Commission found that the Delaware River contains low levels of the forever chemicals known as PFAS.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has cancelled an upcoming hearing in Saratoga County on a controversial PFAS processing permit at the applicant's request.

Williamstown, Mass., made state history this month by taking a stand against sludge.

In December, the village of Fort Edward issued a citation to a soil-processing plant for operating outside of its land use permit. Tuesday night, the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals held a public hearing on that citation. WAMC's Lucas Willard and Aaron Shellow-Lavine discussed.

An interview with Berkshire Environmental Action Team Executive Director Brittany Ebeling.

A facility that processes contaminated soil is at the center of a planning debate in the Washington County village of Fort Edward.

Residents in the village of Fort Edward are raising the alarm over a proposed permit that would allow a local incinerator plant to process PFAS-contaminated soils.

State senators in New York are celebrating the passage of two bills that would regulate toxic "forever" chemicals.

(Airs 01/02/26 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: New York state sees a record-breaking number of flu cases, we’ll speak with WNYC’s Jimmy Vielkind about some of the top political stories of the year, and the New York Farm Bureau says there should be no more bio-solids used as fertilizer unless they’re clear of P-FAS forever chemicals.

Federal PFAS limits were put into place for the first time during the Biden administration. Current federal limits are 4 parts per trillion for PFOA and PFOS, while New York’s are much higher at 10 parts per trillion.