Thompson Island Pool near Fort Edward
Tourism and usage of the Hudson River abound, as seen in this photo of the Thompson Island Pool, a six-mile stretch of the river south of GE’s Hudson Falls plant site.

Email Us Additional Resources River Watch—GE Report on the Hudson River address & website The Post Star Glens Falls, New York www.poststar.com

In-Depth Information Letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, for the hearing record, re. “Dredging of PCB-laden Mud from the Hudson River,” by Carol W. LaGrasse, PRFA, Feb. 21, 2001 LaGrasse explains the reasons behind her twenty years of opposition to dredging of PCB’s from the Hudson River. Letter from U.S. Congressman John E. Sweeney to Carol W. LaGrasse, February 27, 2001 Rep. Sweeney has urged that the EPA incorporate the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences on the risks of dredging. “Prentiss argues against EPA dredging plan” - Your Opinion Matters, as published in Colonie Spotlight, Jan. 17, 2001 Assemblyman Prentiss’s District could be greatly affected by the PCB dredging. “Previously Undisclosed EPA Document Identifies 12 Upper River Communities for Hazardous Waste Sludge Facilities—CEASE Demands Investigation Into Hidden Document” - Press Release, CEASE, Feb. 5, 2001 CEASE is a local grassroots group in Washington County that is opposed to dredging. Press Release: December 20, 2000—General Electric Company, Albany, NY. “EPA’s plan for massive dredging in the Upper Hudson River destroys 97 acres of prime aquatic habitat and damages 17 miles of shoreline but provides only marginal reductions of PCB levels in fish beyond what would be achieved through GE’s clean-up program and natural recovery, a preliminary analysis by GE and a panel of experts shows.”

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