Berkshire Eagle

A single spike in airborne PCBs halted the demolition of a former GE building in Pittsfield. Here's what to know

PITTSFIELD — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has directed General Electric Co. to pause the demolition of Building 12 after a single air sample showed PCBs above the regulatory "action level" ...
WRAL

NC State releases initial PCB test results from Poe Hall, more work to be done to determine extent of exposure for students and staff

North Carolina State University on Thursday released the first report of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) test results from Poe Hall. The university contracted Geosyntec Consultants to do an ...
Berkshire Eagle

EPA has filed revisions to GE cleanup plans, and its own fact sheet on airborne PCBs

PITTSFIELD — The latest government feedback on General Electric’s Rest of River cleanup plans focuses largely on the nuts and bolts of the massive project and how it will impact the people around it — ...
Detroit News

Agencies search for source of newly discovered Clinton River pollution

Environmental agencies are searching for the source of pollution that has created two contaminated hot spots in the lower Clinton River, hindered a long-ranging environmental cleanup effort and ...
WCAX3

A look inside Vermont’s unprecedented school PCB testing program

PROCTOR, Vt. (WCAX) - All eyes are on Vermont as the state embarks on a first-in-the-nation program to rid school buildings statewide of PCBs. Triggered by the discovery of the toxic chemical at the ...