General Electric has been accused of failing to complete a $1.7bn clean up of part of the Hudson River. The work, which was ordered after the company dumped toxic polychlorinated-biphenyls in the river over a 30-year period, is yet to meet public health and environmental safety levels, according to a new study by the state of New York. In an analysis released on Wednesday, researchers at Columbia University found that GE had failed to comply with federal regulations for cleaning PCBs from its former factory site near Buchanan, New York, where it disposed of thousands
General Electric has been accused of failing to complete a $1.7bn clean up of part of the Hudson River. The work, which was ordered after the company dumped toxic polychlorinated-biphenyls in the river over a 30-year period, is yet to meet public health and environmental safety levels, 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 company's progress in the near future.