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Albany Turning Basin To Be Dredged (and Not By General Electric)

By ERIC ANDERSON of the Albany Times Union ALBANY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday said it awarded a $3.3 million contract to remove 60,000 cubic yards of material from Albany Turning Basin in the Hudson River … Continue reading

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Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s Dredging Fact Sheet

For anyone who’s in need of reality adjustment. Hand puppets, take note – Hudson Clearwater’s Dredging Fact Sheet The Hudson River is the largest federal Superfund site in the US, covering a 200 mile stretch. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) dumped by … Continue reading

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Next Hudson River CAG Meeting Set for End of September

The next Hudson Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 30th, 1-4pm (Saratoga Spa State Park, Gideon Putnam Room, Administration Building, 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY) First, let’s remember that General Electric wants OUT of the … Continue reading

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Canal Corporation Responds To Dredging Report

From Waterford near Albany north to Whitehall and Lake Champlain, the Champlain Canal is often actually a channel within the banks of the Hudson River itself. So why is the canal not part of the dredging project? Comments from the … Continue reading

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Power Line Project Under Hudson Takes Next Step

By JIM PLANCK of Hudson-Catskill Newspapers ALBANY – A plan to run a 1,000 megawatt high voltage direct-current power line called the Champlain-Hudson Power Express from Canada down to New York City, including burying it under the bed of the … Continue reading

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Public Radio Audio Reports Available on PCBs and Dredging

Very cool! Audio files as well as text are available – Hudson ALBANY, NY (WAMC) – An independent panel reviewing the cleanup of PCBs from the Hudson River has issued a report on the progress made so far. The peer … Continue reading

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Is General Electric Prepared To Sue To Prevent More Dredging? General Electric’s PR Firm Gives Ambiguous Answer

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General Electric Responds To Dredging Report Through Its PR Firm

It is what it is and nothing more…. Sage words, eh? No, they’re not from some fur-lined hand puppet. Let’s ask ourselves (again): (1) who is behind the deployment of clamshell dredging technology; (2) who is responsible for doing the … Continue reading

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EPA Statement on Draft Peer Review Findings on Phase 1 of Dredging

By U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA has begun its detailed technical review of the draft report. EPA and GE have until August 27 to provide back to the peer review panel any necessary corrections. Then, the peer review panel has … Continue reading

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Expert Scientific Panel Releases Draft Report on Dredging, Sides With EPA and Not General Electric

Expert panel: Crack… General Electric: Yoooowwwwwwww! Yes, indeed, yet another in a veritable series of slaps with a wet hand for Fairfield, Connecticut-based General Electric. Well done, expert panel. ‘Nuff said – Hudson By BRIAN NEARING FORT EDWARD – Dredging … Continue reading

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