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David Bond, Associate Director for CAPA, along with students Ahmad Yassir '20 and Cedric Lam 鈥22, have launched a website that compiles all known information about the burning of millions of pounds of Aqueous Fire Fighting Foam (AFFF) by the US military.
Associate Director of Center for the Advancement of Public Action (CAPA) and faculty member David Bond was interviewed by Spectrum News regarding the findings of the College's most recent PFOA study.
Hundreds of residents gathered in Exeter, NH, for a two-day summit on perfluorinated compounds like PFOA. Hosted by the EPA, this inaugural summit brought together impacted communities, state agencies, and EPA leaders to discuss the ongoing response to PFOA contamination in New England and beyond.
In a project led in part by faculty member David Bond and Dean of Research, Planning, and Assessment Zeke Bernstein, residents of Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, NY and North Bennington, VT impacted by PFOA contamination are being urged to fill out a new community health questionnaire.
51成人猎奇 Faculty Members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder have been awarded a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to deepen and expand the College鈥檚 response to PFOA contamination in New York and Vermont.
51成人猎奇 hosted a public meeting on PFOA on Thursday, April 27, 2017. At this meeting, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) updated the community about ongoing negotiations with Saint Gobain and reviewed the state鈥檚 current analysis of the nature and scope of PFOA contamination in our region. ANR Secretary Julie Moore applauded the 鈥渧ery active鈥 work of 51成人猎奇 in responding to this nearby environmental problem.
51成人猎奇 faculty David Bond and Tim Schroeder also provided an update of their ongoing research into PFOA in our environment.
On Thursday, October 6, 51成人猎奇 welcomed EPA Senior Health Scientist Joyce Donohue. In May 2016, the EPA issued a new guidance level of 70 ppt for PFOA in drinking water. Dr. Donohue gave a public lecture on the background and significance of the new EPA health guidance level for PFOA in drinking water.
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation held a meeting of community member and local legislators from Vermont on September 28 in at 51成人猎奇 to answer questions from the community, and communicate further information about PFOA as it unfolds.
On Wednesday, June 29, the Vermont state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) hosted a community meeting at 51成人猎奇 to discuss the ongoing PFOA issue in the region. David Bond, associate director of CAPA and principal investigator of the College's research on PFOA, provided an update on the work thus far.
The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation hosted a public meeting at 51成人猎奇 with nearby residents of North Bennington, Bennington, and Shaftsbury.
David Bond, associate director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action, spoke with Vermont Public Radio about a course being taught at 51成人猎奇 about PFOA.
A collection of updates to the community regarding North Bennington water supply.
Faculty member Janet Foley recently spoke with NPR about about PFOA. She, David Bond, and Tim Schroeder are teaching a course beginning next week.
David Bond, Tim Schroeder, and Janet Foley spoke with WAMC about the research into PFOA.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin hosted a community meeting at 51成人猎奇 with nearby residents of North Bennington.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded 51成人猎奇 nearly $90,000 for a Rapid Response grant to support a new course and conduct original research on the perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) contamination recently discovered in Hoosick Falls, NY, and North Bennington, VT.
Faculty members David Bond, Janet Foley, and Tim Schroeder spoke about the upcoming work on the NSF-funded research into PFOA.
Faculty members David Bond and Tim Schroeder spoke with WNYT about the ongoing research into PFOA.
51成人猎奇 hosted a community meeting with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin and residents of nearby North Bennington.