Spectrum News reports that five years after residents of the Rensselaer County community of Hoosick Falls found out about the PFOAs in their drinking water, now the residents of Poestenkill, 25 miles to the south, are going through the same scene. In January 2021, PFOAs were found in the drinking water at the Algonquin Middle School, and several surrounding homes. Five years ago, state officials took little action about the problem in Hoosick Falls. Now, Judith Enck, a Poestenkill resident and former Region 2 EPA administrator under President Barack Obama, explains what is currently being done about the second major PFOA contamination site in Rensselaer County. “Virtually nothing and that’s what concerns me,” Enck said. “Very skimpy, very slow, and virtually nothing is being done to find the source of the PFOA.” Enck says that Rensselaer County did not begin testing the wells of residences near the school until August. New York officials tell a different story. “This is a priority for us,” DEC Chief of Staff Sean Mahar said about the PFOA contamination in Poestenkill. Mahar says Enck's claims are wrong. “That’s not true... What we’re doing is representing DEC, our partners at DOH, working with Rensselaer County. We have an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to addressing PFOA in Poestenkill. This is a true showing of how government is working together, and is supposed to work together on issues like this,” he said. Richard Crist, director of operations for Rensselaer County, is also quoted in the story saying this issue is getting "priority attention," but, like Mahar, he does not cite any specific actions government officials are taking. Unlike in Hoosick Falls, the state is not paying for the testing of wells in Poestenkill – residents been told it will cost them $350 for a water test. “That is just unacceptable,” Enck said. “People are pretty much being told that you’re on your own.” Read more about this story at Spectrum News.