Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand Slam EPA On Lack Of Health Warnings On Contaminated Fish

Toxic Fishing Lacked Information, Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand Weigh In

New York's senators on Monday blasted the lack of health warnings that have left many New Yorkers unknowingly eating dangerously contaminated fish.

After the Daily News reported that some cash-strapped New Yorkers are turning to city waterways for food, Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to investigate whether anglers get enough warnings about cancer-causing PCBs and mercury in fish.

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