toxic chemicals

Suffolk County officials have requested a comprehensive health study for the Calverton area to determine how chemical contamination from military contractor Northrop Grumman has impacted residents' health.

Laboratory test results show 16 of the chemical drums discovered at Bethpage Community Park on Long Island contain a number of manufacturing chemicals including degreasers and oil-based compounds.

Cleanup crews at Bethpage Community Park on Long Island have discovered three more chemical drums at the dumping site formerly used by Grumman Aerospace.

Cleanup efforts at an old Raymark plant in Stratford, Connecticut, have hit a major milestone. Over 100,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil have been removed from the property.

Cleanup crews at Bethpage Community Park on Long Island have dug up 10 containers of chemical waste at the site formerly used by Grumman Aerospace. Workers are using ground-penetrating radar to look for what else might be buried in the park after another layer of concrete was discovered this week.

The discovery of six 55-gallon chemical drums at Bethpage Community Park has reinvigorated calls for a faster cleanup at the former Grumman Aerospace dumping ground.

Military veterans who were exposed to dangerous chemicals can now directly enroll in VA health care without first applying for benefits, eight years earlier than the 2022 PACT Act originally called for. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called the move "simple justice."

According to the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, the amount of harmful chemical 1,4-dioxane in household products across Long Island is likely decreasing. However, manufacturers are finding ways to keep using the chemical above the allowed limits.

Three Connecticut residents have filed class action lawsuits against Connecticut Water and Aquarion, claiming they have not done enough to get PFAS chemicals out of their water supply.

In a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) received word that VA Secretary Denis McDonough is committed to expanding medical coverage for veterans who served in Uzbekistan between 2001-2005.