Public Health News

Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) found that toxic chemicals in drinking water can be harmful at much lower levels than the EPA previously reported as safe. Newly disclosed e-mails between members of the EPA revealed that the agency tried to keep this information hidden to avoid conflict with the public and a negative reaction from the media.

Earlier this month, the New York City Council introduced a package of legislation designed to tackle lead exposure in NYC from water, soil, and paint. The seventeen bills represent the largest and most concerted effort to address lead poisoning in years.

Lead is particularly harmful to young children, and can cause arrested development including serious learning and behavioral problems and delayed physical growth and mental development. How does the City protect children and eliminate exposure to lead?

The New York City Council's legislative session ended in a flurry of activity, with Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito moving a number of environmental bills in the last stated meeting of her speakership.

The Regional Plan Association (RPA) published their Fourth Regional Plan on November 30th, 21 years after the previous one was

In 2016, Volkswagen settled for $14.7 billion with the Environmental Protection Agency for knowingly equipping vehicles with computer software designed

Air pollution causes health problems. This is well known and widely accepted, and this awareness is heightened in New York