{"id":39258,"date":"2020-02-17T13:23:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T18:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/?page_id=39258"},"modified":"2022-03-04T16:53:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T21:53:50","slug":"beats-position-on-the-2020-housatonic-river-pcb-remediation-settlement-agreement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/beats-position-on-the-2020-housatonic-river-pcb-remediation-settlement-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"BEAT&#8217;s Position on the 2020 Housatonic River PCB Remediation Settlement Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-39279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/housatonic-river-remediation-wp-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/housatonic-river-remediation-wp-image.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/housatonic-river-remediation-wp-image-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/housatonic-river-remediation-wp-image-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/housatonic-river-remediation-wp-image-1024x536.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"m_-7964729964068004685content-wrap\">\n<div id=\"m_-7964729964068004685primary\">\n<div id=\"m_-7964729964068004685content\">\n<article id=\"m_-7964729964068004685single-blocks\">\n<div>\n<p>In February of 2020, a Settlement Agreement was reached among stakeholders \u2014 including BEAT, the EPA, the General Electric Company, and others \u2014 involved with the appeal of the 2016 permit. Our decision to sign this agreement was not taken lightly. For the last 19 years, BEAT has been at the forefront of environmental advocacy and action in Berkshire County. Together, with our partners, we have hauled thousands of pounds of trash from the Housatonic River, protected countless vernal pools, shepherded thousands of amphibians across the road, and spoken out for those who do not have a voice. We firmly believe that this Settlement Agreement is the best option for the environment. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatnews.org\/BeatTeam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Why-BEAT-supports-Housatonic-River-Settlement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please read our full thoughts here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/semspub.epa.gov\/work\/01\/643539.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA fact sheet<\/a> on the Settlement Agreement.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Local media covered this story extensively. Find articles from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.berkshireeagle.com\/search\/?l=25&amp;s=start_time&amp;sd=desc&amp;f=html&amp;t=article%2Cvideo%2Cyoutube%2Ccollection&amp;app=editorial&amp;nsa=eedition&amp;q=PCB+mediation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Berkshire Eagle here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February of 2020, a Settlement Agreement was reached among stakeholders \u2014 including BEAT, the EPA, the General Electric Company, and others \u2014 involved with the appeal of the 2016 permit. 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