GE Statement on EPA's Hudson River Decision.FAIRFIELD Fairfield. 1 City (1990 pop. 12,200), Jefferson co., N central Ala., an industrial suburb of Birmingham; inc. 1919. Founded (1910) by the United States Steel Corp., its steel industry has greatly declined, negatively affecting the city's economy. , CT.--February 1, 2002--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) today officially selected dredging dredging, process of excavating materials underwater. It is used to deepen waterways, harbors, and docks and for mining alluvial mineral deposits, including tin, gold, and diamonds. as the clean-up approach for PCBs in the Hudson River Hudson River River, New York, U.S. Originating in the Adirondack Mountains and flowing for about 315 mi (507 km) to New York City, it was named for Henry Hudson, who explored it in 1609. Dutch settlement of the Hudson valley began in 1629. , ending the remedy selection phase of EPA's process. While GE does not believe that dredging is the right approach for the river or upper river communities, EPA has the ultimate authority under law to select the clean-up plan. EPA now has responsibility for leading a process to carry out dredging safely and effectively. The first step is a public process to design the phases of the project and to develop standards to ensure that dredging does more good than harm. We want to play a constructive role in that process and plan to meet with EPA to discuss the next steps. GE believes that the public process must be a rigorous, open and science-based endeavor to develop design and performance standards that will protect the river and citizens from the impacts of dredging. We look forward to participating in that process. |
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