HMM 3 – 16 – 2020

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Today, a water test at the Dunn Landfill in Rensselaer reveals PFOS and PFAS contamination.

Environmental groups held a lobby day against single-use plastics

Public health expert Dr. David Carpenter from the conference “NYS Shale Gas Exposures, Public Health & Policy.”

A rent moratorium has been declared statewide. Michele Maserjian reports. Effective 5 pm, Monday March 16, 2020 the NYS Unified Court System announced that all eviction proceedings and pending eviction orders will be suspended statewide until further notice

HMM’s Melissa Bromley speaks with Corinne Carey about the Medical Aid in Dying Act and how advocacy is being affected by COVID-19 and “social distancing.”