WATERFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Long after the last barge dredging toxins from the bottom of the upper Hudson River moves on, scientists will track the slow fade in contamination levels. General Electric Co.

The fast-moving water of the upper Hudson River has all but stopped dredging to remove PCB-contaminated river sediment, just a week after the long-awaited project started. Dredging is supposed to be a ...

A view of the former BASF factory site in Rensselaer. In 2024, a businessman wants to propose a new plant for the site that would make Hudson River dredging sludge into aggregate that could be resold ...

Dredging to remove PCBs from the Hudson River bottom could start early next week, but as of Friday the river was running too fast for safe dredging operations. The start of the second phase of the ...

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s efforts to woo its corporate headquarters back to the Hudson Valley, General Electric might face a less-than-warm welcome from those who want to see the company continue ...

The view of the Hudson River from Broadway and Colden Street in Newburgh. The Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a meeting in Newburgh Thursday to teach residents about fishing and PCB ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (AP) — General Electric Co. has started its sixth and final season of dredging the upper-Hudson River on Thursday as part of an estimated $2 billion Superfund project. Here are five ...

For decades, a lot of electrical equipment contained chemicals known as PCBs-- polychlorinated biphenyls -- because they didn’t burn easily, and could act as insulation. But some 30 years ago, ...