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by Joshua S. Verleun
May 26, 2009

After almost 150 years of industrial use and decades of raw sewage discharges from New York City's combined sewer system, the Gowanus Canal has become one of the nation's most contaminated bodies of water....

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Dredging starts today
May15
Final preparations are made as historic PCB project begins By NICK REISMAN
reisman@poststar.com Updated: Friday, May 15, 2009 2:00 PM EDT Read Article
By Alexa JamesTimes Herald-RecordPosted: May 15, 2009 - 2:00 AMRead Article

 

On the funeral day for one of the last Hudson River fishermen, GE begins dredging PCBs from the Hudson River.

The Daily Green - May 15, 2009 at 9:43AM by Dan ShapleyRead Article

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4/2/2009 - New York Times:

Environmental groups are downplaying the significance of a Supreme Court ruling yesterday that held U.S. EPA may weigh the costs and benefits of new water regulations on power plants. Read Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2009/04/02/02greenwire-groups-debate-supreme-courts-power-plant-rulin-10424.html

DEP Progresses in Providing Aid, Advocacy Group Keeps Watch

4/2/2009 - Shawangunk Journal

http://www.shawangunkjournal.com/2009/04/02/news/0904024.html

Indian Point's effect on the Hudson will be central in key nuclear power case .

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The Supreme Court is taking up a challenge by an environmental group that alleges a New York power plant is polluting the Hudson River and should not be exempt by Clean Water Act rules for newer plants. Sam Eaton reports.

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WASHINGTON – Environmental organization Riverkeeper, Inc. will argue its case over the need for cooling towers at Indian Point and other power plants before the US Supreme Court on December 2.

The case will determine whether or not the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to compare costs with benefits in determining the “best technology available” for the cooling water intake structures of existing power plants including the Indian Point nuclear plants.

Phillip Musegaas is the Hudson River program director for Riverkeeper.

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