health professionals of ny letter to governor cuomo

October 14, 2015 May 29, 2014 February 27, 2013 October 4, 2012 March 16, 2012 December 12, 2011

October 5, 2011 March 26, 2011 February 28, 2011

Letters to Governor Cuomo

Since Governor Cuomo’s inauguration in January 2010, hundreds of health professionals and organizations from across the state of New York have called on hisadministration to conduct an independent, comprehensive Health Impact Assessment. Below are the letters.

The Honorable Andrew CuomoGovernor of New York StateNew York State Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224

Dear Governor Cuomo,

We, the undersigned medical professionals, elected officials, organizations, and concerned New Yorkers, write to thank you. We support your decision to allowrule-making deadlines to lapse in order to grant Department of Health (DOH) Commissioner Nirav Shah additional time to continue the HealthReview of theDepartment of EnvironmentalConservation’s(DEC) draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for High Volume Hydraulic Fracturing(HVHF). As DOH Commissioner Shah emphasizes in his recent letter to DEC CommissionerJoseph Martens, understanding the potential impact of HVHF onpublic health involves answering complex questions. We therefore applaud you for not rushing the DOH through this essential process in order to meet anarbitrary deadline.

In particular, we agree with DOH Commissioner Shah’s assertion, as expressed in his February 12 communiqué to DECCommissioner Martens, that “the time toensure the impacts on public health are considered is before a state permits drilling.” On February 13, you were quoted as saying that the decision on HVHF is“too important to make a mistake.” We agree.

We look no farther than our southern border to see the terrible results of moving ahead with HVHF without properly considering the public health consequencesfrom a range of drilling-related impacts. These impacts include 24/7 noise pollution; vehicular accidents; diesel exhaust; well casing/cement failures; directcontamination of wells with methane from deep-level fracture zones; hazardous air pollutants from venting and flaring operations; chemical spills; improperdisposal of radioactive waste water; silica dust; stream sedimentation; and, of course, climate-altering methane emissions to air.

With your decision to stop the clock, we hope that you will be guiding our state along a different path—by carefully considering any and all public health impactsbefore deciding whether to allow fracking in New York. Such a consideration must include a close examination of health impacts in other parts of the nation whereHVHF is ongoing. Commissioner Shah’s letter mentions three such studies, which, as Dr. Shah points out, represent the first comprehensive studies of HVHFhealth impacts at either the federal or state level. It is encouraging that Dr. Shah and his team are taking these studies into account and meeting with the principalinvestigators of each of them.

At the same time, we strongly disagree with DECCommissioner Martens’ statement of the same day that asserts that issuance of permits may not be delayed bylack of regulations. You have often stated that HVHF will only move forward in New York State with the nation’s strongest protections in place. An announcementthat permits can go forward with no regulations at all contradicts that claim.

We now ask for three further and necessary measures.

First, we ask that you wait for the completion of these three comprehensive studies referenced in Dr. Shah’s letter before deciding whether or not to go forwardwith permitting a single HVHF well. The NYS DOH health review of HVHF should not be completed until the results from this trio of studies are included. Rightnow, we lack the meaningful data that these studies will provide. Your oft-stated promise that the science will determine your decision means waiting for thatscience to emerge.

Second, a secret public health review is a contradiction in terms. We ask that you open up the Department of Health’s inquiry to public comment andparticipation. Just as New Yorkers vigorously participated in the Department of Environmental Conservation’s proposed regulations and the draft SGEIS, they,along with New York’s health professionals, should also play a key role in this public health review. New York citizens should be allowed to know the charge thatDr. Shah gave the three outside reviewers who are assisting him and to view the documents that they have been given. Upon completion of the draft healthreview, a public hearing and a formal public comment period must commence.

COMPENDIUM LETTERS TO GOV. CUOMO CALL FOR AN HIA DOCUMENTATION ABOUT CONTACT

Search...

Concerned Health Professionals of NY » Letters to Governor Cuomo http://concernedhealthny.org/letters-to-governor-cuomo/

1 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Lastly, and most importantly, we reiterate our call for a comprehensive, independent Health Impact Assessment (HIA) that is site-specific for New York. AsDepartment of Environmental Commissioner Martens has reminded us on several occasions, HVHF in New York State, if it does take place, would be governedby regulations different than those in any other state. Additionally, our state’s drinking water system is unique. No other major city, for example, relies on aging,100-miles-long, century-old aqueducts that lie directly atop a fault-riddled shale bedrock. But New York City does.

Likewise, in our Southern Tier region, an interconnected web of surface streams and primary aquifers creates a hydrological system that is unique to New York.The pattern of our air currents and air quality indices are also unique, as are the agricultural practices in our world-renowned wine-producing regions. We remindyou that New York State is one of the most densely populated states in the union. Among all states, we are the nation’s third largest dairy producer as well as itsthird largest producer of organic food. These products are not only a vigorous part of our economy, they contribute to our public health as well. In short, while apublic health review of data on the health impacts of fracking from other states can provide us much important insight, it is no substitute for a New York-specificHIA.

Thank you again for your commitment to protect the public health of New Yorkers. We look forward to working with Commissioner Shah as he continues toevaluate the public health impacts of HVHF. We agree with the standard set by Commissioner Martens for HVHF on September 20, 2012: “Obviously if there wasa public health concern that could not be addressed we would not proceed.” We believe that this is the standard that must be met.

Sincerely,

HEALTH & MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS:Alliance of Nurses for Healthy EnvironmentsAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, District ll New York StateAmerican Lung Association in New YorkBreast Cancer ActionBreast Cancer Coalition of RochesterBreast Cancer FundBreast Cancer Network of Western New YorkBreast Cancer OptionsCenter for Environmental HealthChildren’s Health FundClean Air CouncilConcerned Health Professionals of New YorkCRAAB! (Capital Region Action Against Breast Cancer)Empire State Consumer ProjectGreat Neck Breast Cancer CoalitionThe Health and Environment Alliance, an alliance of over 65 international and Europe-wide organizations, as well as national and local groups in 25 countries

Healthy Schools Network, Inc.Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Inc.Institute for Health and the Environment, University at AlbanyLGBT Cancer ProjectMaryland Environmental Health NetworkNew York State Breast Cancer Network, the only statewide coalition of community based breastcancer organizations in New YorkNew York State Prostate Cancer CoalitionPhysicians for Social Responsibility, National (1985 Nobel Peace Prize laureate)Physicians for Social Responsibility, NYCPhysicians for Social Responsibility, PhiladelphiaPhysicians for Social Responsibility, San Francisco-Bay AreaPhysicians for Social Responsibility, Washington StateScience and Environmental Health NetworkSHARE Self-help for Women with Breast or Ovarian CancerSouthwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health ProjectStaff of the Ithaca Health Alliance

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS/SCIENTISTS:Shannon Aether RNHolly Anderson BS RN D-EM, Executive Director, Breast Cancer Coalition of RochesterRichard A Bennett MD PhD, Bassett Medical Center, Child/Adolescent PsychiatristMichelle Bamberger MS DVM, VeterinarianFrederick M. Barken MD


2 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Steven Barnett MD, Family PhysicianPaul Bermanzohn MDEdward Bischof MD, Program Director of Internal Medicine Bassett Healthcare NetworkRonald E. Bishop PhD CHO, SUNY College at Oneonta, Department of Chemistry andBiochemistrySheila Blume MD,former Medical Director of Chemical Dependency and CompulsiveGambling Programs, South Oaks Hospital, AmityvilleMatthew J. Bonanno MD, Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Board-Certified, American Board ofPlastic Surgery, Fellow, American College of SurgeonsKelly Branigan RNMichael Branigan CRNA MSArlene Bregman DrPHCharlotte Brody, RN, BlueGreen AllianceDavid R. Brown ScD, Director, Public Health Toxicology for Environment and HumanHealth, Inc., Former Chief of Environmental Epidemiology and Occupational Healthin ConnecticutElizabeth Brown MD MPHJennifer J. Brown PhD, Geneticist, authorSheila Bushkin-Bedient MD MPH, Public Health and Preventive Medicine ConsultantLynn Cahill-Hoy MSN ANP-BC CDE, Family Care Medical GroupMary Callan RN MS FNPLynn Carrol PhD, Senior Scientist, TEDX, The Endocrine Disruption ExchangeJessica Castner PhD RN, University at Buffalo School of Nursing, Research AssistantProfessorRita Charon, MD PhD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, Director, Program in NarrativeMedicine, Columbia UniversityTheo Colborn PhD, President TEDX, The Endocrine Disruption ExchangeKelly Cosgrove RN BSNDaria Crittenden, MD, NYU School of MedicineJames T. Dalton MD, Bassett Healthcare Network, Director of Medical EducationJulie Dickens RNGayatri Devi MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, New YorkUniversity Langone Medical CenterPaul A Dura MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Upstate Medical Center,Binghamton Clinical CampusLarysa Dyrszka MDKatherine Eisenberg MD PhDDavid Fanion MD, Emergency PhysicianThomas M. Fasy MD PhDMadelon L. Finkel PhD, Professor of Clinical Public Health, Weill Cornell MedicalCollegeKevin Fiscella MD MPH, Family MedicineDonna Flayhan PhD, Director, The Lower Manhattan Public Health ProjectShannon Gearhart, MD, Physicians for Social Responsibility – New York CityYurbi Gorby PhD, Howard A. Bitman Chair, Department of Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstitituteDavid Gould MD MBARobert M. Gould MD, President San Francisco-Bay Area Chapter, Physicians for SocialResponsibilityElizabeth Hess RN MS FNP, Gannett Health Center, Cornell UniversityClaire Robinson Howard ANP NPP, Nurse Practitioner in Adult Health and PsychiatryRobert W. Howarth PhD, David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and EnvironmentalBiology,Cornell UniversityKatie Huffling MS RN CNM, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Director ofProgramsDiane White Husic PhD, Professor of Biological Sciences, Moravian College, PAAudubon TogetherGreenConservation Fellow, Board member, Lehigh ValleyAudubon Society


3 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Anthony Ingraffea PhD, Dwight C. Baum Professorship in Engineering,Cornell UniversityKenneth Jaffe MDLila Kalinich MD, Professor, Columbia UniversityAndrew S. Kanter MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Clinical and Biomedical Informatics,College of Physicians & Surgeons; Director, Global Health Informatics Center,Columbia University, Mailman School of Public HealthMehemosh Khan MD, Berkshire Health System, Pittsfield, MAAbby Kinchy, PhD and Kim Fortun, PhD, Fracking Research Group, Rensselaer PolytechnicInstituteWilliam Klepack MD, Family PhysicianKatrina Korfmacher PhDMarina Kubicek RN BSNCarol Kwiatkowski PhD, Executive Director, TEDX, The Endocrine Disruption ExchangeKaren LaFace MDCharles Levenstein PhD MS, Professor Emeritus of Work Environment, University ofMassachusetts LowellStephen Malamud MDJonathan F Mauser MDArnold Matlin MDMichelle McNamara RNMary Menapace RN, Women’s Services Upstate Medical UniversityElise Miller MEd, Director, Collaborative on Health and the EnvironmentCeleen Miller, The Wellness ConnectionThomas Nash MD, New York Presbyterian Hospital–Weill Cornell Medical College of CornellUniversityElizabeth Naumburg MD, Associate Dean, Advising Professor of Family Medicine,University of Rochester School of MedicineJudy Nelli CFNP, Family Care Medical GroupKathleen Nolan MD MSL, Catskill Mountainkeeper Regional Director for the High PeaksMelanie Novick RN BSNMichael R. O’Brien MD, University at Buffalo, Resident PhysicianBeth Olearczyk MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Columbia UniversityCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Attending Physician, Bassett HealthcareRobert E. Oswald PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell UniversityJerome A. Paulson MD FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics and of Environmental & OccupationalHealth George Washington University, Medical Director for National & Global Affairs,Director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health & the Environment,Child HealthAdvocacy InstituteVincent M. Pedre III MD Medical Director, Pedre Integrative Health Clinical Instructor, MountSinai Medical CenterSimona L. Perry PhD, c.a.s.e. Consulting ServicesKim Pieniazek RNNaomi Pless MDMargaret A Rafferty DNP MPH RN, New York City College of Technology, The CityUniversity of New York Baccalaureate Program Coordinator, Associate ProfessorIrwin Redlener MDJennifer Rockwell RNTed Schettler MD MPH, Science and Environmental Health Network, Science DirectorStephen S Schneider DDS Oral and Maxillofacial SurgeonJill Schneiderman, PhD, Professor of Earth Science, Vassar CollegePeter Schwartz MDAvniel Shetreat-Klein MDMaya Shetreat-Klein MDSeth B. Shonkoff PhD MPH, Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Healthy Energy, UCBerkeleyCraig Slatin ScD MPH, Professor, Department of Community Health and Sustainability,University of Massachusetts Lowell, Editor, New Solutions: A Journal of Environmentaland Occupational Health Policy


4 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Kristin Smith RN BSKen Spaeth MD MPH, Hofstra University School of Health Sciences, Assistant ProfessorLorie Stannard RN MS DNO-s FNP-CSandra Steingraber, PhD, Ithaca CollegeDouglas Stockman MDStephen Strasser MDAndrea Torrado MD, Northeast PediatricsJose Torrado MD FACOG, Cayuga Medical Center, Current Chair of the Dept ofOB/GYNJulie Jacobson Vann PhD MS RN, Senior Researcher, American Institutes for ResearchJames W. Walker MDDavid Wallinga MD, Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyCynthia Walter PhD, Associate Professor Biology, Saint Vincent College, PAIngrid Watkins MDBarbara Warren RN MS, Citizens’ Environmental Coalition, Executive DirectorRichard Weiskopf MD, Internal Medicine, Upstate Medical University, volunteer facultyMary Wheat MD, Columbia University Medical Center, Special Lecturer, Department ofMedicineGerri Wiley RN PHNGeniene Wilson MD AAHIVS, Institute for Family HealthGeorge Woodwell PhD, NRDC Distinguished Scientist, founder, Woods Hole Research Center,Woods Hole, MAMargo Yntema RN

NATIONAL/STATE ORGANIZATIONS (non-medical):350.orgArtists Against FrackingCatskill MountainkeeperCenter for Biological DiversityCenter for Media and DemocracyCitizen Action of New YorkCitizens Campaign for the EnvironmentCitizens for Healthy CommunitiesClean Air CouncilClean and Healthy New YorkClean Production ActionClean Water CouncilDamascus Citizens for SustainabilityDear Governor Cuomo, Jon Bowermaster, DirectorDelaware Riverkeeper NetworkEarthworks Oil & Gas Accountability ProjectEmpire State Consumer ProjectEnvironment New YorkEnvironmental Advocates of New YorkEnvironmental Working GroupFood & Water WatchFrack ActionGrassroots Environmental EducationGreen UmbrellaHudson River Sloop ClearwaterInstitute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyNew Yorkers for Sustainable Energy Solutions StatewideNYH2ONYPIRGPeaceWeaversSierra Club Atlantic ChapterStory of Stuff, Annie Leonard, Director and authorThunder Mountain FoodsUnited For Action


5 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Working Families Party

NOTABLE INDIVIDUALS:Al Appleton, former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection andcreator of the acclaimed New York City Catskill Watershed Protection ProgramDavid Barsamian, director, Alternative RadioLois Gibbs, Love Canal organizer; Executive Director, Center for Health, Environment & JusticeArun GandhiJosh Fox, filmmakerDon Hazen, executive editor, Alternet.orgMelissa LeoBill McKibben, founder, 350.orgNatalie MerchantElisabeth N. Radow, Esq., Radow Law PLLCMark RuffaloMaya Schenwar, director, Truthout.orgPete SeegerDouglas A. Shields, former president, Pittsburgh City CouncilGloria SteinemDebra Winger

LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS:Back To DemocracybCARPBrewery OmmegangCapital District Against FrackingCitizens for WaterCitizens Radon WatchCitizens’ Environmental CoalitionCity of Binghamton Residents Against HydrofrackingCoalition Against the Rockaway PipelineConcerned Citizens of Rural Broome CountyElmirans & Friends Against FrackingEnvironmental Leadership and Action Network, Ithaca CollegeFaCT (Faith Communities Together for frac Awareness)Finger Lakes Cleanwaters Initiative, Inc., Chris Tate, DirectorFleasedFrack Free GeneseeFriends of Times BeachGas Drilling Awareness for Cortland CountyGas Free SenecaGeneseo Environmental Organization, SUNY GeneseoGray Panthers, NYC NetworkGreat Neck Breast Cancer CoalitionGreenWatchGroton Resource Awareness Coalition GRACIntercultural StudiesJay Burney for Habitat and Natural Resources Work Group, Western New York EnvironmentalAllianceLake Success Environmental CommissionLakeHouse GraphicsLearning Sustainability CampaignLight Alliance Foundation, Inc.Long Island Progressive CoalitionMarbletown Citizens Defense Against FrackingMarcellus Accountability Project for Tompkins CountyNew York City Friends of ClearwaterNew Yorkers for Clean Water Inc.Olive Defense Against Fracking


6 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Otsego 2000PAUSE – People Advocating Use of Sustainable EnergyPlymouth Friends of Clean WaterProtect PittsfieldProtecting Our WatersPUSH BuffaloR-CAUSE (Rochesterians Concerned About Unsafe Shale-gas Extraction)R-CAUSE (Rochesterians Concerned About Unsafe Shalegas ExtractionReach Out AmericaResidents Against Fracking TiogaResidents Opposing to Unsafe Shale Gas ExtractionRochester Defense Against FrackingSanford-Oquaga Area Concerned CitizensSave The Southern TierShaleshock CNYSouthern Cayuga Anti-Fracking AllianceSPACE CAMP RADIOStop the Minisink Compressor StationStudents for Global Change at SUNY OswegoSullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development (SACRED)SUNY Cortland Environmental Justice Committee of the Center for Gender andThe Carbon SqueezeUnited for ActionVestal Residents for Safe EnergyWater EqualityWest Harlem Environmental ActionWestchester for ChangeWestern NY Drilling DefenseWittenberg Center for Alternative ResourcesYouth Now Activist Network

PA GROUPS:Charles Kernaghan and Barbara Briggs for Institute for Labour and Human Rights,PittsburghMarcellus Outreach, ButlerMarcellus ProtestPennsylvania Alliance for Clean Water and AirTour de FrackUpper Burwell Citizens Against Marcellus PollutionWestmoreland Marcellus Citizens’ Group

OH GROUPS:Appalachian Ohio Sierra ClubAthens County Fracking Action NetworkBuckeye Forest CouncilBurning River Anti-Fracking NetworkConcerned Citizens of Medina CountyConcerned Citizens OhioConcerned Citizens Ohio/ShalersvilleConcerned Citizens Portage CountyFrackfree American National CoalitionFrackFree Mahoning ValleyFresh Water Accountability Project OhioGreen Environmental CoalitionOhio Alliance for People and the Environment BoardOhio Citizen ActionOhio Environmental CouncilOhio FractionOhio Sierra Club Forests and Public Lands Committee


7 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Southwest Ohio Alliance to Save Our Water

IL GROUPS:George J. Gordon, Chairperson, Land Use and Development Committee, McClean County BoardIllinois People’s ActionIllinois Wesleyan University, Sierra Student CoalitionIndustrial Sociology, Illinois State UniversityJWP Audubon Chapter, National AududonNo New Nukes, Central IllinoisSAFE: Southern Illinoisans Against Fracturing Our EnvironmentStop the Frack Attack on ILThe Land ConnectionVeltin Joseph Boudreaux, MD, MS, BloomingtonVision 202–a Transition Town Initiative (Bloomington-Normal)William C. Rau, PhD

ELECTED OFFICIALS:Mary Adams, RN, MPH, City of Rochester, Commissioner of EducationDiane Addesso, Town of Worcester, Deputy SupervisorRobert T. Aiello, County of Ulster, LegislatorDan Aman, Town of Brighton, ClerkStephanie Aprigliano-Kiyak, City of Dunkirk, CouncilmemberKathie Arnold, County of Cortland, LegislatorJacqueline Augustine, City of Geneva, CouncilorDon Barber, Town of Caroline, SupervisorBonnie Bennett, Village of Aurora , MayorGeorge J. Bianchi, Town of Frankfort, Deputy SupervisorDebra Brock, Town of Preble, Board MemberCynthia Brock, City of Ithaca, AlderpersonDoug Bullock, County of Albany, LegislatorWill Burbank, County of Tompkins, LegislatorLinda Burkhardt, Town of Olive, CouncilmemberDominick Calsolaro, City of Albany, CouncilmemberRobert K. Camera, City of Geneva, CouncilmemberScott Carlsen, Town of Wawarsing, SupervisorChristopher Case, City of Plattsburgh, CouncilorCarl Chipman, Town of Rochester, SupervisorCarol Chock, County of Tompkins, LegislatorStephen Churchill, Town of Seneca Falls, SupervisorBernard Cohen, Town of Bethel, CouncilmemberAgnes Compagnone, RPA-C , City of Beacon, CouncilmemberPeter Compton, Town of Locke, Highway SuperintendentLeslie Connors, Town of Danby, CouncilmemberC. Peter Cordes, Town of Sidney, CouncilmemberMark Cornwell, Town of Cherry Valley, CouncilmemberD. Chad Davis, County of Oneida, LegislatorJames R. Dean, Village of Cooperstown, TrusteeRich DePaolo, Town of Ithaca, CouncilmemberJason S. DiPonzio, Town of Brighton, CouncilmemberBrenda Donohue, Town of Conesus, SupervisorDavid Doonan, Village of Greenwich, MayorJames Doring, Town of Preble, SupervisorBob Dougherty, City of Syracuse, CouncilmemberBob Eklund, Town of New Lisbon, CouncilmemberHerb Engman, Town of Ithaca, SupervisorCynthia Falk, Village of Coopertown, TrusteeGeorge Farenthold, Village of Aurora, Deputy MayorMichele Farwell, Town of Butternuts, CouncilmemberLorie Fessenden, Town of Genoa, Supervisor


8 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Steve Fiore-Rosenfeld, Town of Brookhaven, CouncilmemberDrew Fixell, Village of Tarrytown, MayorGary Ford, Town of Marshall, CouncilmemberJames Frisch, Town of Ledyard, Deputy SupervisorDominic Frongillo, Town of Caroline, Deputy SupervisorDiane Gallo, Village of Gilbertsville, MayorCatharine Gardner, Town of Lima, Deputy SupervisorVictoria Gearity, Village of Ossining, TrusteeLeah Golby, City of Albany, CouncilmemberJames Goldstein, Town of Lebanon, SupervisorDavid Gordon, County of Oneida, LegislatorElizabeth L. Greenwood, Village of Tully, MayorDonald J. Gregorius, County of Ulster, LegislatorMatthew P. Haag, City of Rochester, CouncilmemberKathy Halton, Town of Danby, CouncilmemberJude Hartrich, Town of Wales, CouncilmemberTerry Harvey, Town of McDonough, CouncilmemberRuth Hopkins, Town of Lansing, CouncilmemberVera Howe-Strait, Town of Enfield, CouncilmemberJulie Huntsman, Town of Otsego, CouncilmemberLetitia James, City of New York, CouncilmemberBrian Kehoe, Village of Catskill, TrusteeJean Kessner, City of Syracuse, CouncilmemberPenelope King, Town of Meredith, ClerkDan Klein, Town of Danby, CouncilmemberDavid Koenigsberg, Village of Dobbs Ferry, TrusteeMichael Kolczynski, Town of Savannah, SupervisorGary Koutnik, County of Otsego, County RepresentativeCindy Kurpil Gieger, County of Sullivan, LegislatorSusan Labuhn, County of Cattaraugus, LegislatorWilliam Labuhn, City of Salamanca, CouncilmanWilliam Lancaster, Town of Richmondville, Board MemberLinda Lavine, Town of Dryden, CouncilmemberPatricia Leary, Town of Ithaca, CouncilmemberLorena Lenard, Town of Sangerfield, CouncilmemberEdward T. Lentz, Town of New Lisbon, CouncilmemberLynn Leopold, Village of Lansing, TrusteeArnold Lobdell, Village of Burke, CouncilmemberMichael J. LoCurto, City of Buffalo, CouncilmemberJames Loomis, Village of Van Etten, TrusteeFion MacCrea, Town of Alfred, CouncilmemberLaura Malloy, Town of Laurens, CouncilmemberAmy Mann, Village of Cazenovia, Deputy MayorChristine Marshall, Village of Altamont, TrusteeSusan McConnell, Town of Marshall, CouncilmemberRobert J. Meelan, Town of Kirkland, SupervisorKevin Millar, CRNA, MSN, Village of Owego, MayorWilliam Moehle, Town of Brighton, SupervisorDeborah Mohlenhoff, City of Ithaca, AlderpersonPatrick Murphy, Town of Colden, CouncilmemberSeph Murtagh, City of Ithaca, CouncilmemberNina Nichols, City of Troy, CouncilmemberDeborah Nottke, Village of Trumansburg, Deputy MayorLouise Novros, Town of Brighton, CouncilmemberAlan Ominsky, Village of Aurora, TrusteeJacklyn Ortiz, City of Rochester, Councilmember-at-LargeRaymond Parker, County of Cortland, LegislatorA. Martin Petrovic, Village of Trumansburg, Mayor


9 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

Gerald Pietraszek , Town of Colden, CouncilmemberJeffrey L. Pond, City of Salamanca, MayorCasey Powers, Town of Newfield, CouncilmemberDiane Pusateri, Village of Churchville, TrusteeVirginia Rasmussen, Village of Alfred, TrusteeLarry H Richardson, Town of Cochecton, CouncilmemberDavid Rivera, City of Buffalo, CouncilmemberMartha Robertson, County of Tompkins, Chair of the LegislatureRonal L. Rocco, Town of Cortlandville, CouncilmemberHector Rodriguez, County of Ulster, LegislatorBeth Rosenthal, County of Otsego, County RepresentativeAmy Rosmarin, Town of North Salem, CouncilmemberJane Russell, Town of Pulteney , SupervisorPhilip M. Sacco, County of Oneida, LegislatorThomas Salamone, School District of Minisink Valley, Board MemberBennett Sandler, Town of Otsego, CouncilmemberAmanda Scully, Town of Highland, CouncilmemberMarcia Shaw, Town of Meredith, TreasurerPaul Shepard, Town of Shelter Island, CouncilmemberFrederick Sinclair, County of Allegany, LegislatorSue Skidmore, City of Elmira, MayorSteve Smith, City of Ithaca, AlderpersonAaron Snow, Town of Caroline, CouncilmemberElaine Spaull, City of Rochester, CouncilmemberPaul Stein, Town of Pittsfield, CouncilmemberDan Sturm, Town of Bethel, SupervisorKate Supron, Village of Cayuga Heights, MayorBrian Sweeney, Town of Middletown, CouncilmemberPeter Swiderski, Village of Hastings-On-Hudson, MayorMarie Taylor, Village of Aurora, TrusteeElizabeth Thomas, Town of Ulysses, CouncilmemberRonald D. Townsend, County of Oneida, LegislatorSue Vaccaro, Town of Tully, ClerkVicky Vassmer-Simpson, Town of Bethel, CouncilmemberRickey Venditti, Town of Wales, SupervisorFrank X. Vescera, City of Utica, CouncilmemberJohn L. Wallace, Town of Frankfort, CouncilmemberDebra Watkins, Village of Trumansburg, TrusteeLea Webb, City of Binghamton, CouncilmemberElizabeth Weberg, Village of East Aurora, Deputy MayorJay Wenk, Town of Woodstock, CouncilmemberIrene Wesier, DVM, Town of Caroline, CouncilmemberWendy Whetsel, Town of Putnam Valley, CouncilmemberKevin Whitney, County of Cortland, LegislatorRodney Wiltshire, City of Troy, CouncilmemberRichard Winters, Village of Liberty, MayorAlden H. Wolfe, New City, Vice Chairman of the LegislatureRobert Wood, Town of Oneonta, SupervisorDaniel V. Woolaver, Town of Rush, CouncilmemberJerald Wrubel, Town of Geneseo, Board MemberSusan Zimet, Town of New Paltz, Supervisor

FAITH:Carol DeAngelo, SC, LMSW, MDiv, Director of Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity ofCreation, Sisters of Charity of Center, Bronx NYRabbi Aderet Drucker, Congregation B’nai Shalom, Walnut Creek, CARabbi Michael Goldman, White PlainsThe Rev. Fletcher Harper, Executive Director, GreenFaith, Highland Park, NJInterfaith Impact of NYS, Rob Smith, Executive Director


10 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

© 2012 Concerned Health Professionals of New York

Rabbi Douglas E. Kranz, Congregation Bnai Yisrael, AmonkNY State Council of ChurchesSisters of St. Francis of PhiladelphiaRev. Dr. Michael Tino, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Northern Westchester, Mount Kisco


11 of 11 2015-12-25 9:46 PM

health professionals of ny letter to governor cuomo

Documents