General Electric has been accused of failing to complete a $ 1.7bn clean up of parts of the Hudson River . Patrick Oehler/ The work , which was ordered after the company dumped toxic N - biphenyls in the river over a long period , is yet to meet public health and environmental safety standards , according to a new study by the state of New York . The US Environment Protection Agency , which has yet to issue a certificate of completion on the project , said it hopes to reach a decision on the project 's progress in the near future .
General Electric has been accused of failing to complete a $ 1.7bn clean up of parts of the Hudson River . The work , which was ordered after the company dumped toxic N - biphenyls in the river over a long period , is yet to meet public health and environmental safety standards , according to a new study by the state of New York . The US Environment Protection Agency , which has yet to issue a certificate of completion on the project , said it hopes to reach a decision on the project 's progress in the near future .