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Aroclor 1254 and Aroclor 1260, made by Monsanto, was a primary contaminant of the pollution in the Housatonic River. [24] Although the water quality has improved in recent decades, and some remediation has taken place, [25] [26] the river continues to be contaminated by PCBs. [27]
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The river would have a few species of fish be restored following the closure of industrial sites and cleanup efforts. East River: New York City, New York, United States: Historically the receptacle for the city's garbage and sewage since New Amsterdam, leading to the destruction of the river's ecosystem.
From circa 1932 until 1977, the Pittsfield Plant discharged PCB pollution to the Housatonic River. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designated the Pittsfield plant and several miles of the Housatonic as a Superfund site in 1997, and ordered GE to remediate the site. EPA and GE began a cleanup of the area in 1999.
The Cuyahoga River [7] (/ ˌ k aɪ. ə ˈ h ɒ ɡ ə / KY-ə-HOG-ə or / ˌ k aɪ. ə ˈ h oʊ ɡ ə / KY-ə-HOH-gə) [8] [9] is a river located in Northeast Ohio that bisects the City of Cleveland and feeds into Lake Erie.
The Lake Zoar Authority (LZA) is an organization for promoting safety on the lake and improving water quality. The members represent the four towns bordering the lake and meet on a monthly basis. Authority is granted through the Connecticut General Statutes, section 7-151a (of the 1969 supplement). [4]
Michael D. Polensek (born November 16, 1949) is a City Council member in Cleveland, Ohio, representing Ward 8.He has served in Cleveland City Council since 1977. He lives in the North Shore Collinwood area of Cleveland with his wife, Kathy, and has five children: Lisa, Deana, Michael, Lauren and Andrew.
Pullman was entirely company-owned and provided housing, markets, a library, churches and entertainment for employees who were required to live there. Homestead, was a steel town which grew among workers around the burgeoning steel industry along the Monongahela River in the late 1800s. Birdtown, a neighborhood within Lakewood, represented a ...