05-02-2019 18:41 via timesunion.com

Senators urge EPA not to clear GE on Hudson PCB dredging

AlbanyNew York's two U.S. senators are joining the state's call that General Electric must be made to continue the PCB cleanup of the Hudson River.On Tuesday, senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to declare that the 7-year, $1.7 billion cleanup satisfies a 2002 agreement between EPA and GE.EPA is currently reviewing the dredging work on about 40 miles of river between Troy and Fort Edward, which concluded in the fall of 2015.GE wants
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