Towns Oppose Cleanup Plan For Endangered River

The Hudson River, contaminated with cancer-causing pollutants, placed fourth on a recent list of the nations endangered rivers. Towns along the river oppose a plan to cleanup the river.

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June 1, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Hudson River was recently named one of America's "most endangered" rivers because of wide contamination by cancer-causing chemicals. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a cleanup plan, but many communities along the river are fighting it as unnecessary and potentially 'destructive.'"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Towns Fight U.S. Plan to Clean Up Hudson River

Wednesday, May 30, 2001 in National Geographic

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