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EPA’s Review of PCBs in the Hudson River Will Take Another Month to Complete
Decades ago, the General Electric Company released poly-chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into the Hudson River in New York. The company is now looking at a clean up which will cost around $1 billion. After 2 years of dredging the river, crews from the Environmental Protection Agency will be returning to the river this season. The EPA was originally scheduled to finish their review of the PCB ...
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PCB Leaking From Light Fixtures in New York Schools
According to CBS New York, there have been at least two reported cases of toxic PCBs dripping out of light fixtures atNew York schools. At one school, the chemical leaked from the light fixture and onto a guidance counselor’s desk. At another, PCBs leaked from a light fixture onto a 10-year-old girl’s desk and contaminated her clothes. Parents and elected officials have protested ...
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PCB-Contaminated River Receives $366 Million Clean-Up Fund
The New Bedford Harbor in Massachusetts will receive a clean-up fund of $366 million from South Carolina-based AVX Corp. making it the largest cash settlement for a single Superfund site clean-up in history. Between 1930 and the early 1970’s, numerous electronic manufacturers released tons of chemicals in to the New Bedford Harbor, which settled into the harbor’s sediment, leaving ...
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