01.12.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: DNAinfo
Contaminated Sites
01.11.16
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
Riverkeeper supports proposed Consent Decree Modification for Hastings waterfront cleanup
Photo Courtesy of Hastings Historical Society
01.09.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Poughkeepsie Journal
Effectiveness of PCB cleanup merits much scrutiny
01.09.16
:: Rvk in the Press :: Rivertowns Patch
Hastings-on-Hudson to Sign Waterfront Cleanup Consent Decree with Atlantic Richfield
11.24.15
:: Contaminated Sites
Riverkeeper Calls for Most Comprehensive Possible Cleanup of Hudson River Coal Tar at Poughkeepsie
Contamination from the manufactured gas plant covers several acres of river bottom to the north and south of the Walkway Over the Hudson state park. (Photo by Dan Shapley / Riverkeeper)
11.12.15
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
Groups Call Foul on EPA’s Approved Hudson River Demobilization Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that, while some Superfund Site activities on the Hudson River will continue next summer, the agency has approved General Electric Co.’s (GE) plans to permanently remove and demobilize its massive dredging infrastructure.
10.06.15
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Journal News
GE announces completion of PCB dredging in Hudson River
10.06.15
:: Rvk in the Press :: WAMC - Northeast Public Radio
Dredge Report: Mission Accomplished?
10.06.15
:: Rvk in the Press :: Times Union
GE: Dredging complete
10.05.15
:: Press Releases :: Contaminated Sites
GE proclaims ‘Mission Accomplished’ regarding PCB dredging; not so fast, says Riverkeeper
For Immediate Release: October 5, 2015 Contact: Cliff Weathers, 914-478-4501, Ext 239 There’s much work to be done to clean the river of the toxic PCBs dumped by GE says Riverkeeper attorney. Ossining, NY — Today, General Electric prematurely called the end of its liabilities in cleaning up the toxic PCBs it dumped into the Hudson River. The corporation issued a hasty “Mission Accomplished” declaration to the media this morning. However, Riverkeeper, New York’s watchdog on the Hudson, maintains that GE is far from done. “GE is living in an […]
