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A Night to Fight for a #HealthyHudson

… Hudson Falls, NY to NYC, because of General Electric? GE dumped over a million pounds of toxic PCBs into the River between 1947 and 1977. Now, EPA and GE are trying to walk away from their PCB … Read More

Send comments to EPA on PCB cleanup

… Protection Agency 187 Wolf Road, Suite 303 Albany, NY 12205 Learn more at www.riverkeeper.org/pcbs Read More

Tell EPA: Protect people and wildlife, not GE

… Falls, NY to Manhattan, because of General Electric? GE dumped over a million pounds of toxic PCBs into the River between 1947 and 1977. New York will bear the burden of GE’s PCB … Read More

Environmental Leaders Blast EPA’s Hudson River Report on PCB Cleanup

… (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). The review ignores the fact that PCBs remain widespread and pervasive throughout the river and that there will be thousands more … Read More

Riverkeeper to present water quality data for Upper Hudson in three public events Wednesday, April 12

… system failures, agricultural runoff, urban runoff and wildlife. The project does not monitor PCBs or other contaminants. Community members are encouraged to learn more about the effort, and … Read More

Riverkeeper submits comments on proposed Hudson River anchorages

… with such a unified voice, even in historic battles ranging from Storm King Mountain to GE and its PCBs. I believe this effort, win or lose, will go down in history as a moment that finally … Read More

Hudson River Waterfront Alliance Announces Key Findings in its Opposition to Proposed Additional Barge Anchorages Along Hudson River

… the barge anchors to constantly grind the floor of the Hudson River, stirring up long-dormant PCBs. The transport of largely hazardous materials, in the form of crude and tar sands oil, brings … Read More

Hudson River PCB Superfund Meeting in Albany

… hold a public workshop to discuss the progress of the second five year review for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site. Representatives from a number of state and federal agencies (New York State … Read More

Hudson River PCB 5-Year Review Public Workshop

… hold a public workshop to discuss the progress of the second five year review for the Hudson River PCBs Superfund site. Representatives from a number of state and federal agencies (New York State … Read More

Senator Gillibrand urges EPA to reverse its decision to stop PCB dredging in the upper Hudson River

… Public Works Committee. “EPA required dredging of the Hudson River in 2002 in order to remove PCBs so that the Hudson River ecosystem can eventually return to normal, yet new science shows that … Read More

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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