New York’s Suit Over GE’s Certificate Of Completion For PCB Cleanup Dismissed

Mealey's (April 8, 2021, 9:35 AM EDT) -- UTICA, N.Y. — A federal judge in New York on March 11 dismissed the state of New York’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to award a certificate of completion to General Electric Co. (GE) and covenant not to sue for the remediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Hudson River, finding that the agency does not need to first make a protective finding because the agreement between the EPA and GE requires the company to monitor the work....