Wednesday evening, January 19, at the Lenox Community Center, representatives from two companies presented their innovative technologies for dealing with the Housatonic River's PCB problem. One company described their technology for dredging the bottom of the river. A second company…
At the invitation of Housatonic River Initiative, representatives from two companies presented their technologies for cleaning PCBs from the Housatonic River. One company, Genesis Solutions, has developed a system for precision dredging that also quickly dewaters sediment. They claim to…
EPA is currently accepting comments regarding the cleanup of the Housatonic River south of the confluence of the West Branch and the East Branch in Pittsfield. In 2008, GE submitted its suggestions to EPA in the form of a document…
Despite some rough weather for traveling to Vermont, a new group of Berkshire Wildlife Trackers started their training with Sue Morse and Keeping Track© in December. Pictured are Alison, Kent, Irmgard, Amanda, Heather, Leslie, Linda, and Sue. Jim took the…
General Electric has proposed a number of approaches for cleaning PCBs from the river. Their solutions are based on old technologies and are lacking in imagination. On Wednesday, January 19, the Housatonic River Initiative (HRI) will be hosting a presentation…
EPA will soon be making a decision on how to proceed with the cleanup of PCBs from the Housatonic River. In preparation for that decision, they have required GE to make its thoughts known in the form of a…
On December 1 Tim Gray of the Housatonic River Initiative (HRI) organized a meeting of concerned citizens to discuss a GE proposal to locate PCB dumps in the southern Berkshires. The six proposed sites include the property of the Lane…
Bobcats, Mountain Lions, Moose, and More: Wildlife Slide Show with Susan Morse of Keeping Track® photographer, naturalist, & habitat identification specialist with more than 30 years of tracking experience See amazing photos of mammals in the wild Hear mammal calls…
On the morning of July 20, 2010, Sackett Brook where it flows under Mountain Drive turned yellow. Alert neighbors notified their Ward Councilor who called BEAT. We investigated and indeed, the brook was yellow and murky. UPDATE: Pittsfield Conservation Commission…