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… detrimental to our river which is stricken by sewage pollution from aging infrastructure, toxic PCBs and lethal power plant intakes. This also confirms that the agency will not be equipped to … Read More

… that GE extend the project’s duration and commit to finishing the full cleanup of toxic PCBs from the Hudson River. Newtown Creek New York Times reporter Mia Navarro patrols Newtown Creek … Read More

… 30 years, General Electric dumped more than 1.3 million pounds of dangerous toxic chemicals called PCBs into the Hudson River, one of the most important and cherished rivers in North America. As a … Read More

… to commit to a full clean-up of the Hudson! Unbelievably, after dumping over a million pounds of PCBs into the Hudson for 30 years, creating the largest toxic waste site in the United States, and … Read More

… of removing sediment contaminated with toxic chemicals, called polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs, from the upper Hudson River—echoed the expert panel’s conclusion that Phase 2 of the … Read More

… done, before EPA ruled that the company had to perform dredging to clean up the highly toxic PCBs which GE dumped into the Hudson. Riverkeeper, NRDC and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater submitted … Read More

… to completion. As General Electric, the company responsible for the polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs) polluting the river, tries to limit the cleanup through cost-cutting and artificial … Read More

… petition for a portion of the bounty. 1975 High levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are found in Hudson River fish. Since 1946, General Electric (GE) has dumped two million … Read More

… final reports on Friday, March 5, on the first phase of GE’s legally mandated cleanup of toxic PCBs the company dumped in the Hudson River, leading environmental groups are stressing that … Read More