Organochlorines in New York and the Hudson River: Sources, Environmental Distribution, and Health Risks

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A sign near Troy, New York, warns Hudson River residents about the dangers of eating locally-caught fish.

Hudson River Press Releases

EPA Selects Final Dewatering Sites for Use in Hudson River PCBs Cleanup (12/04)

EPA Issues Decision on General Electric's Dispute over Hudson River Areas Delineated and Targeted for Dredging (7/04)

New York State Updated Fish Advisory (7/04)

EPA Finalizes Quality of Life Standards for Hudson River Cleanup (6/04)

EPA and General Electric reach agreement on plan to sample Hudson River sediment (7/23/02)

EPA Announces Opening of Fort Edward Field Office (5/9/02)

EPA Decision to Dredge the Hudson River

PCBs in the Upper Hudson River: The Science Behind the Controversy

State of New York Department of Health Fish Advisory for Recreational Anglers

Governor Pataki Supports Final Decision on Hudson River Cleanup

Attorney General Elliot Spitzer on the Hudson River Cleanup

Hudson River News Articles

Hastings board approves ARCO demolition plan (The Journal News, 3/05)

Saratoga County wants heads-up about noise from PCB dredging (The Saratogian, 2/05)

Study links living near river with diseases (The Saratogian, 12/04)

PCB project begins (Albany Times Union, 10/10/02)

River sediment testing to start (Poughkeepsie Journal, 9/30/02)

River restoration eyed in PCB case (Albany Times Union, 9/27/02)

Wildlife may adjust to dredging (The Journal News, 8/2/01)

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