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Residents urge study of climate science and praise Medicaid during Chemung County public comments
Summary
Two residents used the legislature’s public-comment period to urge attention to climate change and to describe Medicaid as a lifeline that saved a family; speakers requested the legislature study environmental health impacts and preserve safety-net supports.
During the public‑comment period at a Chemung County Legislature meeting, two residents addressed the legislature about climate change, fracking and the social‑safety net.
Betty Ack, who said she lives in Horseheads, urged legislators to study scientific evidence on climate change and children’s health and criticized proposals to expand fracking. “The science is rock solid of the health impacts to…
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