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Is the Hudson safe to swim in?

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NY – As the Hudson River becomes cleaner almost on a daily basis, the question arises as to whether it is safe to swim in. With that in mind, Riverkeeper and Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades, NY studied water quality up and down the Hudson from New York harbor to Albany. WAMC's Hank Gross has more.