WTEN

Cohoes Town Hall on burning foam at Norlite set for Monday

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Residents, scientists, activists, and elected officials—including the mayor—are holding a public information session about burning firefighting foam at Norlite at 6:30 p.m. on ...
wjla

DOD is spending millions, getting rid of toxic foam by burning it near where people live

COHOES, N.Y. (SBG) — The military stopped using firefighting foam that contains toxic PFAS chemicals because of documented health risks. To get rid of its massive stockpile, Spotlight on America ...
Gizmodo

An Incinerator Burning Firefighting Foam May Be Covering a New York Town in Toxic Chemicals

New research shows an incinerator licensed to dispose of toxic firefighting foam is instead belching out dangerous chemicals onto neighboring communities, including a public housing project. The ...
Times Union

State legislation bans toxic foam burning in Cohoes

COHOES — State lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously passed a measure that, if signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, would ban the incineration of PFAS-laden firefighting foam in the city of Cohoes. “We wanted to ...
WTEN

Cohoes town hall on burning foam at Norlite set for Thursday

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Thursday at 6:30 p.m., there’s a Zoom town hall meeting to discuss air pollution problems stemming from the Norlite Hazardous Waste Facility in Cohoes. Residents, government ...