EPA Expands Scope of Hudson River Cleanup Analysis

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

NEW YORK, N.Y. -(Ammoland.com)- Today, Region 2 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will evaluate, in close coordination with the State of New York, approximately 1,800 sediment samples taken in 2017 by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) from the Upper Hudson River.

EPA also will continue efforts to complete the study of the Upper Hudson River and conduct supplemental studies of the Lower Hudson River.

“While EPA, its partners, and the public continue to give serious attention to post-dredging recovery of the Upper Hudson, it’s imperative that we also expand the scope of the Agency’s efforts to ensure the Hudson River is fully remediated,” said EPA Regional Administrator Pete Lopez.

On January 11, 2018, EPA Regional Administrator Lopez reached out to NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos asking for the final data from NYSDEC’s sampling effort and offering federal resources to help analyze that data, which NYSDEC has now provided to EPA.

The EPA has begun its analysis, will have its scientists closely analyze data from NYSDEC’s 2017 sediment samples and expects to collaborate with the state in order to make joint findings and conclusions about the data.

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