Next spring, 490 acres of polluted mud will be dredged out of a stretch of the Hudson River so toxic that fish are considered unfit for consumption, according to the Buffalo Times [1].

GE will dredge 450 acres of toxic river mudTo kick off the six-year project, General Electric [2] is building a wharf, processing facility, and rail yard to remove a portion of the river bottom, which the company contaminated with PCB-laden wastewater decades ago.

Once all the tools for cleanup are in place, GE will set dredges in motion 24 hours a day and place PCB collection devices [3] [4] in tunnels beneath the river.