NY town threatens to become the next Flint

Published May 4, 2016 6:32am ET



New York officials have declared a state of emergency in a town 60 miles north of Manhattan where authorities detected toxins in the public water supply late Monday.

Newburgh, a town of 30,000 people along the Hudson River in upstate New York, has elevated levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate in its water. The substance is a main ingredient in stain repellents.

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