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Three Republican state senators are demanding strict new limits on two industrial contaminants that have been found in water sources in three areas in New York state.

In New York state government news, the challengers hoping to oust Gov. Andrew Cuomo say the Democrat is dragging his feet on debates.

A man fishing for channel catfish on Lake Champlain has hooked a New York record for longnose gar, a needle-nosed fish considered a living dinosaur.

County leaders from across New York state are urging state and federal environmental officials to set higher standards for industrial chemicals that have contaminated some communities' water.

"Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon said Wednesday black women are the cornerstone and backbone of the Democratic Party, and "we need to let them lead."

Residents of an upstate New York village whose water supply has been contaminated plan to hold a demonstration in Albany to call for a new source of clean drinking water.

Officials in an upstate New York village have voted to sue two companies for costs related to tainted drinking water.

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The settlement agreement between an upstate New York village and two companies blamed for contaminating its water supply prohibits local officials from filing future claims in the case.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers will continue their hearings into drinking water contamination in communities around the state.

HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Top Cuomo administration officials will face questions from lawmakers regarding the state's response to drinking water contamination in the village of Hoosick Falls.