Something in the Water: Rockland Advocates Demand Action on PFAS Chemicals

Something in the Water: Rockland  Advocates Demand Action on PFAS Chemicals

In Nov. 2020, Suez Water New York, the company responsible for treating the majority of Rockland’s drinking water, informed residents that dangerous amounts of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) chemicals had been detected in the county’s reservoir. PFAS, man-made chemicals that repel both water and oil, are used for a variety of manufacturing purposes and […]

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Keeping a hawk eye on auto safety

OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Keeping a hawk eye on auto safety

Ombudsman Alert sits in on National Webinar hosted by leading auto safety ‘Advocates’   BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman The Ombudsman Alert [this author] was invited to participate in the National Webinar held by the ‘Advocates’ on January 22.  The purpose of the webinar was to emphasize that adopting proven state safety laws and existing advanced […]