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Gowanus Canal
… and chemical plants. After nearly 150 years of use, the canal has become heavily contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, sewage solids from combined sewer … Read More
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Heads of Leading Environmental Organizations Outline Bold Vision for Quadricentennial Decade
… limited commercial fisheries can thrive; 3. completion of General Electric’s cleanup of toxic PCBs it dumped in the Hudson; 4. abundant, clean energy provided by modern, state-of-the-art power … Read More
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Contaminated Sites
… makers about former industrial sites that are now toxic wastelands. This year, GE began dredging PCBs from the Hudson River, while in Brooklyn the Gowanus Canal was proposed for the Federal … Read More
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Report A Pollution Violation
… Legacy Pollution, Invasive Species, and Algae Blooms LEAGACY POLLUTION Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): PCBs were discharged into the Hudson River by General Electric from their facilities in … Read More
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Support EPA’s Proposal to Clean the Gowanus Canal
… tanneries, and chemical plants for nearly 150 years. Now it is filled with dangerous levels of PCBs, heavy metals, pesticides, volatile organic compounds, sewage solids from combined sewer … Read More
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Stop Polluters
… sites that we are still working to clean up today, most notably General Electric’s PCBs, ExxonMobil’s oil spill in Brooklyn and the toxic brew of sewage, coal tar, PCBs, and … Read More
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Riverkeeper To Watch Hudson Dredging Closely
On Friday, May 15, the long delayed clean-up of the Hudson River PCBs begin. Now Riverkeeper will keep a watchful eye on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … Read More
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Riverkeeper Urges Army Corps to Halt Dumping at Houghtaling Island
… the Army Corps has used it for decades as a dump for dredged soil containing varying levels of PCBs, heavy metals, and other contaminants. We will be submitting additional comments in the next … Read More
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RvK Call for Drinking Water Protection Heard in Advance of GE Dredging
… its responsibility to the community going forward.” https://www.riverkeeper.org/campaign.php/ge_pcbs/we_are_doing/1712-12609-press-release—communit Read More
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1/26/09: Press Release – Community Involvement Brings Positive Response from GE in PCB Dredging
… Tarrytown, NY – In a victory for the Community Advisory Group (CAG) for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site, General Electric (GE) has agreed to reimburse the EPA for certain costs … Read More
