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Enviro Groups: EPA PCB Cleanup Plan is Compromise but will Benefit River, Communities

GE Aerial and dredging operations
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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Experimental mats pick up Hudson River pollutants

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Riverkeeper Announce Historic Settlement

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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Gas giant ExxonMobil agrees to fork over $25M for Newtown Creek mess

Westchester sewage release into Hudson was unreported

Exxon to pay $25M for oil spill

Exxon Reaches Settlement over Newtown Creek Oil Spill

ExxonMobil to pay $25 million to fix Greenpoint mess

Hudson River Water Quality Results Are In…

Exxon Agrees to Settlement Over Newtown Creek Contamination