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Tag: dumps

Environment

GE still plans to dump PCBs in the Berkshires, environmentalists warn

GE has formally objected to EPA’s final cleanup remedy, challenging the agency’s directive to transport and dispose of the PCB waste to an off-site facility.

by Terry Cowgill
Posted on April 29, 2017
Edgecasts

EDGECAST VIDEO: The march against GE’s Housatonic toxic waste dump

An Edgecast video report on the May 7 march against General Electric’s proposal to create a toxic PCB waste dump in the village of Housatonic, along the banks of the Housatonic River at Rising Pond.

by Edge Correspondent
Posted on May 30, 2016
News

EPA insists off-site disposal of PCB sediment is preferred option

Studies in humans provide supportive evidence for potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects of PCBs.

by Heather Bellow
Posted on May 29, 2016
News

250 join ‘Stop the (PCB) Dumps’ march at General Electric’s Housatonic site

A probable carcinogen, PCBs migrate, affecting life all over the world. Research indicates the chemicals can leach out of landfills and into soil as far as several miles beyond them.

by Heather Bellow
Posted on May 9, 2016
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