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… “flux,” or transfer from water into atmosphere. The canal is heavily contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals and pesticides, among other things. Riverkeeper has long fought for steps to … Read More

… General Electric (GE) is finally heeding the call to evaluate the scope of its dredging of PCBs in order to enhance the restoration of the Hudson River. Riverkeeper commends the New York … Read More

… looked great for a few years, until they proved disastrous. Same thing with asbestos and PCBs. So, what turned the tide on fracking in New York? Everyday New Yorkers – many of whom … Read More

… on Jan. 16, 2013. The federal and state agencies involved with General Electric’s cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River presented on the progress, the success, and the lessons learned during the … Read More

… has become one of the nation’s most extensively contaminated water bodies. Contaminants include PCBs, coal tar wastes, heavy metals and volatile organics. The contamination poses a threat to the … Read More

… become one of the nation’s most extensively contaminated water bodies. Contaminants include PCBs, coal tar wastes, heavy metals and volatile organics. The contamination poses a threat to the … Read More

… Marist College Boathouse. In 2009, GE started to re-mediate the more than 1.3 million pounds of PCBs it released into the Hudson River. As the PCB cleanup moves downriver, it is important for … Read More

… dredging areas. In 2013, the project enters a phase of less thorough, more confined removal of PCBs, so critical planning would have to happen this winter to enhance the initiative and ensure … Read More

… review does not address the question of whether current dredging designs will remove enough toxic PCBs from the river bottom to achieve the health and restoration targets EPA established for the … Read More