The U.S. Federal Courts have ordered GE to remove its PCBs from at least part of the Housatonic River in Pittsfield and to outline a plan for removal of PCBs from the rest of the river. So when you dredge PCBs from the river, where do you put those toxic chemicals? If you're GE, you put them next to an elementary school.
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Arrow #1: High-level toxic waste dump called "building 71" (named after a nearby GE building) Arrow #2: Active toxic waste dump called "hill 78" (GE's building 78 once stood here) Arrow #3: Allendale Elementary School (next to two toxic waste dumps) |
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Here is an EPA photograph (BEAT added the arrows) of Hill 78 ; one of Pittsfield's toxic-waste dumps, or On-Plant Consolidation Areas (OPCA) if you want an official, less dangerous sounding term.
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