Town of Petersburgh

PFAS chemicals, including Perfluorooctanoic Acid or PFOA, Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) were discovered in the town’s water system in 2016, shortly after the discovery of similar chemicals in Hoosick Falls.

New York State health and environmental officials held a meeting in Petersburgh last week to update residents on the years-long investigation into PFAS contamination in the Rensselaer County community.

DEC officials appeared at Petersburgh town hall Wednesday night to provide details of the years-long investigation, but some want more frequent communication with the Department.

A federally-funded study is examining the human health effects of PFAS exposure. The University at Albany and New York State Department of Health are…

The Rensselaer County town of Petersburgh has been struggling with PFOA, the same carcinogenic pollutant that has been found in nearby Hoosick Falls and…

Republican State Senator Kathy Marchione’s office has released the results of a two-hour meeting between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Director of…

A Rensselaer County community with contaminated water sources has a new town supervisor.At a special town board meeting Friday evening, town council…

A new chemical contaminant has been found in private wells in the Rensselaer County community of Petersburgh.In a town already struggling with the…

New York State's Department of Environmental Conversation and Department of Health have announced a commitment to install a filtration system in a…