WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: Water Sources Around The Country - Including Drinking Water at the Watervliet Arsenal - Are Contaminated With Dangerous And Carcinogenic PFAS Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference at Menands Village Hall to call for $20 million in federal funding to regulate industrial discharges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS chemicals are widespread contaminants found in more PR