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GE Must Expand Hudson River Dredging Next Year to Clean Up More Polluted Riverbed, Following Report that Shows Process is Working

Julia Church, Clearwater, 845 265 8080, ext. 7112, or julia@clearwater.org
Kate Slusark, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592, or kslusark@nrdc.org
Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, 914 478 4501, Ext. 239, or tposterli@riverkeeper.org
Jay Burgess, Scenic Hudson, 845 473 4440, Ext. 222, or jburgess@scenichudson.org

Powerful public health and economic gains achievable with modest changes to cleanup in 2013

CAPITAL REGION/HUDSON VALLEY—As General Electric wraps up its Hudson River dredging project for the year, a report that shows the process is effectively removing toxic PCB pollution highlights the need to expand the scope when it resumes next year in order to capture large pockets of contamination that are currently not slated for cleanup.

BACKYARD MATTERS: Shedding New Light on Foodsheds

November 15, 2012 - 4:39pm -- Ned Sullivan

NYC Foodshed Map

Consider the following statistics:

  1. Nearly 80 percent of Americans now live in urban areas.
  2. Between 1982 and 2007 the contiguous 48 states lost 23 million acres of agricultural land, with soils best suited for growing food vanishing most quickly.

Not so surprising, the race is on to secure steady, reliable—and local—food supplies that can feed the country's growing urban centers. The goal is to create "foodsheds."

Nov. 15: Forum on Revitalizing Hudson Riverfronts and Climate Change in Peekskill

Jay Burgess

Director of Communications, Scenic Hudson, Inc.

Tel: (845) 473-4440 x222 Cell: (914) 489-0362 Fax: (845) 473-0740

jburgess@scenichudson.org

In light of flooding caused by tropical storms Irene and Lee and, most recently, Hurricane Sandy, rebuilding for resilience is a central challenge for waterfront communities. Forward-looking planning and engineering with an eye toward future conditions will be required to protect life, property, critical infrastructure and natural resources from the hazards of sea level rise and storm surges.

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