PCBs

An interview with Lee, Massachusetts town administrator Christopher Brittain.

In a newly refiled lawsuit, the town of Lee, Massachusetts says it has new evidence that General Electric and Monsanto knew the dangers of PCBs as early as 1972 — but continued to use them for years.

(Airs 02/23/24 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Senator Gillibrand wants the EPA to readdress the cleanup of PCBS from the Hudson River, we’ll talk with Steve Greenberg from the Siena Poll about what issues New Yorkers are concerned about, and top state and federal officials gather in Malta to celebrate $1.5 billion in federal funding for computer chip manufacturer Global Foundries.

General Electric presented its plan to transport toxic chemicals it polluted into the Housatonic River over the 20th century to Berkshire County residents at a tense public meeting in Lee, Massachusetts Tuesday.

Advocates are challenging the findings of a 2019 New York State Department of Health assessment of cancer patterns in Warren County.In November 2019, as…

Burlington, Vermont high school students are a step closer to going to classes in an empty downtown department store.The high school was closed in…

The Burlington, Vermont High School will be closed for in-person classes for the remainder of this semester. But it’s not due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The…

The Dutchess and Ulster County executives say they will take legal action in support of New York state’s lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection…

New York state is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over General Electric’s PCB cleanup in the Hudson River. The state threatened the action…