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- The New York Times Questions GE’s Stalling Tactics
- October Along the Hudson River
- CAG Meeting Is Thursday, September 30
- The Atlantic Sturgeon and the Hudson Estuary
- Second Train Line Under Hudson Now Up In the Air
- GE Continues To Backpedal on Dredging Commitment
- Safe Drinking Water Is In the Works For Rockland County
- Big Fish, Little Fish
- Why Isn’t General Electric Cleaning Up the Other 160 Miles of PCB-Contaminated River?
- Current Moonphase on The Hudson River
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DEC Job Cuts Will Hurt the Hudson
By GREG CLARY of The Journal News Gov. David Paterson needs to back off his plan to cut more than 200 state environmental protection jobs or New York’s natural resources are going to take a critical hit, advocates say. “Is … Continue reading
Posted in PCBs, The Hudson River, Wastewater, conservation, drinking water, estuary, fish, fishing, flora and fauna, general electric, information, infrastructure, preservation, sanitation, shellfish, tourism, toxic waste, watershed
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The New York Times Questions GE’s Stalling Tactics
I love it when the Fourth Estate questions reality creation, don’t you? Shows they’re awake. Mmmm… - Hudson From the New York Times editorial page After decades of legal maneuvering, the General Electric Company finally agreed in 2006 to clean … Continue reading
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October Along the Hudson River
From the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation October is one of the very best months of the year for hiking. The weather is cooler and less humid, and visibility is generally much better now than in summer. The … Continue reading
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CAG Meeting Is Thursday, September 30
Please note that the scheduled half-hour “Floodplain Update” of the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site Community Advisory Group has been dropped from the program and General Electric’s update segment has been extended from a half-hour to a full hour. What … Continue reading
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The Atlantic Sturgeon and the Hudson Estuary
From the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The Hudson River Estuary logo depicts an Atlantic sturgeon, the Hudson’s largest fish. It highlights the estuary’s critical role as habitat for valuable fish and wildlife and the need to be … Continue reading
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GE Continues To Backpedal on Dredging Commitment
Yes, indeed, the Expert Panel’s Final Report sure did get the fish afloppin’, didn’t it? It’s hard to describe the media blitz that General Electric has undertaken as of late in order to get out of further long-term, PCB dredging … Continue reading
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Why Isn’t General Electric Cleaning Up the Other 160 Miles of PCB-Contaminated River?
Yes, some things bear repeating… Fact: Only 40 miles of the Upper Hudson is currently slated for an environmental cleanup by General Electric even though the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site is made up of nearly 200 miles of the … Continue reading
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Expert Panel Releases Final Version of Peer Review Dredging Report
Wow, another slap with a wet hand for General Electric and all of its minions! Bummer, eh, hand puppets? The Panel reckons that dredging should continue - regardless of GE’s objections. And that the dredging should take as long as … Continue reading
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Why Isn’t General Electric Cleaning Up the Other 160 Miles of PCB-Contaminated River?
Fact: Only 40 miles of the Upper Hudson is currently slated for an environmental cleanup by General Electric even though the Hudson River PCBs Superfund Site is made up of nearly 200 miles of the Hudson River (from upstate Hudson … Continue reading
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Household Detergent Law Seeks To Limit Nutrient Runoff
From the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation The Household Detergent and Nutrient Runoff Law was signed into law by the Governor on July 15, 2010. This law will improve water quality in New York by reducing phosphorus runoff … Continue reading
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