Contaminated Sites

Following reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and General Electric Co. (GE) may resume the historic Hudson River PCB cleanup as early as next week, leading environmental groups are heralding the start of the final phase and promising vigilance to ensure it is completed successfully.

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Riverkeeper supports the EPA’s initial report on the Gowanus Canal Superfund site and commends the agency for the hard work and speed with which they completed this study and for clearly spelling out the degree of contamination and potential public health risks of this polluted waterway

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Last month, the EPA issued national guidance recommending that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures, as part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to address potential PCB exposures in schools. And, at the December Hudson River Community Advisory Group meeting, the Department of Health (DOH) made a presentation (LINK) on new research assessing the toxic impacts of PCBs in older residents living in communities along the Hudson.

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