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New York Suit Against EPA Over GE’s Hudson River Cleanup Dismissed March 16, 2021 A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from New York state against the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its 2019 decision that General Electric had completed a Hudson River dredging remediation project. The Times Union of Albany reported U.S. District Court Judge David Hurd said the state’s suit came too late in the process and was “based on improper theories.” The EPA in April 2019 had issued a certificate of completion to Boston-based GE in connection to a project to remove polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, from the river sediment. ....
Over 30 years, from 1947-1977, GE dumped an estimated 1.3 million pounds of polychlorinated biphenyls, an oily fire retardant and insulator, into the river from its manufacturing plants in Hudson Falls and Fort Edward. Over six years, 2009-2015, it dredged 310,000 pounds of PCBs from the bottom of the Hudson about 40 miles north of Albany. In giving a Certificate of Completion, the EPA said it was acknowledging the company completed its agreed upon requirements. In a statement following the decision, the DEC said it “is reviewing the court’s ruling and assessing all legal options regarding an appeal. DEC remains committed to ensuring that a comprehensive cleanup and full restoration of the Hudson River is completed as expeditiously as possible and that the polluters are held responsible.” ....