Schumer: EPA intends to set PFOA limit

AlbanyThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to set a safety limit for exposure to a cancer-causing chemical that has tainted public drinking water in Rensselaer County, although what the standard will be and when that will happen remain to be seen, Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday.Speaking at the University of Albany's Cancer Research Center, Schumer said he received a letter last week from EPA Assistant Administrator David Ross, who wrote that the agency " intends to establis