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GE Agrees to Phase 2 of Hudson River Cleanup

by Renee Cho | 12.17.2010 at 2:57pm | 5 Comments

Today the General Electric Company (GE) notified the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it will conduct Phase 2 of the Hudson River cleanup operation and pay for it.

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Category> Water   Tags> dredging, General Electric, Hudson River, PCBs, water matters

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