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EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck and Congressional Representative Paul Tonko Announce Progress on Cleaning Up the Hudson River and Shoreline
EPA Regional Administrator Judith Enck was joined by Congressional Representative Paul Tonko, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Deputy Commissioner Eugene Leff and Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia on the shore of the Hudson River to mark the third season of dredging to remove PCB-contaminated sediment from a 40-mile stretch of the river between Fort Edward and Troy, New York. More.
Top EPA Regional Official Tours Environmentally Innovative Company in Green Island, NY / Ecovative Design Wins EPA 2012 Environmental Quality Award
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator, Judith A. Enck visited Ecovative Design in Green Island, New York to emphasize the important contributions to public health and the environment by businesses that make environmentally responsible products.
EPA Finalizes Plan for Next Phase of Cleanup at Jefferson County, New York Toxic Site, Which has Contaminated Public Water Supply
EPA has finalized its plan to demolish a building, dig up contaminated soil and sediment, and treat the ground water at the Crown Cleaners of Watertown, Inc. Superfund site in Herrings, New York. The soil and sediment are contaminated with volatile organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and the ground water is contaminated with volatile organic compounds from past operations at this former paper bag manufacturing, laundry and dry cleaning facility. More.
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Meetings and Events
- Toxics Release Inventory National Conference: Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, April 10-11, 2012
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Highlights
- Vieques Sustainability Task Force Update - May 2012 [PDF 595 KB, 20 pp]
- Protecting the Public's Water: Report on Combined Sewer Overflows [PDF 2.9 MB, 23 pp]
Multimedia Resources
- Regional Administrator Judith Enck Discusses New EPA Mercury Air Toxics Standards
- EPA Responds to Leaking Underground Storage Tanks Using Recovery Act Funds
- Podcast: EPA archaeology and historic preservation national expert John Vetter.
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