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Health and Environmental Concerns

United States

New York

In 2016, New York State, along with Vermont and New Hampshire, acknowledged PFOA contamination by requesting the EPA to release water quality guidance measures. Contamination has been observed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in Hoosick Falls, Newburgh, Petersburgh, Poestenkill, Mahopac, and Armonk. (https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/108831.html)

The village of Hoosick Falls has received a $65.25 million dollar settlement from Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Honeywell, 3M, and DuPont companies through a class action lawsuit in 2021, due to the disposal of PFAS chemicals into the groundwater of the local water treatment plant. (https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/hoosick-falls-pfoa-settlement-16326755.php)