12.17.10
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced its requirements for the next phase of General Electric Co.’s cleanup of toxic waste in the Hudson River, revealing a compromise plan that gives significant concessions to GE but will still result in major improvements for the health of the river and the people who live along it, according to leading environmental groups who have long pushed for a safe and effective cleanup.
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11.29.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal
11.19.10
:: Latest Developments :: Contaminated Sites
This week marked a significant moment in history when Riverkeeper joined Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in announcing a landmark settlement against ExxonMobil that holds the company responsible for cleaning up between 17 and 30 million gallons of oil that were spilled and leaked from its refinery and storage facilities into the soil and groundwater in Greenpoint, Brooklyn since the 1970s. These petroleum discharges formed an over 50 acre underground petroleum plume that underlies local businesses and a residential section of Greenpoint. The contamination has also been leaching into Newtown Creek […]
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11.18.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: NY Daily News
11.18.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: LoHud
11.18.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: Greenpoint Gazette
11.18.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: NY 1
11.18.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: New York Post
11.18.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: Tarrytown Patch
11.17.10
:: Rvk in the Press :: WNYC