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… those who depend upon it. From the 1940s to 1970’s, GE dumped more than a million pounds of PCBs into the river. That toxic pollution decimated commercial fishing in the Hudson, and health … Read More

… us to continue demanding the complete cleanup we deserve. EPA’s dredging remedy for Hudson River PCBs Superfund site is failing to protect human and environmental health New: Extended Analysis of … Read More

… May 14, 2009 (Tarrytown, N.Y.) – The long delayed clean-up of the Hudson River PCBs is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning. While Riverkeeper salutes the commencement of the … Read More

… health, and rendered the river’s fish unsafe for consumption. From 1947 to 1977, GE dumped PCBs into the Hudson River from its manufacturing plants in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls, N.Y. PCBs … Read More

… the river to learn how fighting industrial pollution is a decades-long endurance test; how toxic PCBs, invasive species, a warming climate, and sewage pollution are among the persistent threats; … Read More

… Hudson River Estuary Program, and Dr. David O. Carpenter, renowned expert on the health effects of PCBs More than 270 friends and supporters came together for our Summer Splash gala overlooking the … Read More

… for stripers ended on the Hudson in 1976, when the fish were found to contain high levels of PCBs released by General Electric. Recreational fishing is enjoyed and celebrated throughout our … Read More

… retired coordinator of the New York State Hudson River Estuary Program, and Dr. David Carpenter, PCBs expert and Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at … Read More