The state of New York is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency after it certified General Electric's cleanup activities in the Hudson River.
GE spent seven years and $1.7 billion removing toxic PCBs from the upper Hudson.
Paul Gallay, president of Hudson Riverkeeper, agrees with the lawsuit to revoke the EPA's certification.
Gallay said the cleanup left behind far more PCBs than was agreed to. He recommends that activists in Massachusetts, who are fighting for GE to clean up the Housatonic River, also remain vigilant.
"Demand that your bargain with the polluter be kept, and don't let EPA off the hook," Gallay said. "And make sure your politicians hold them to account."
GE polluted both rivers with PCBs before Congress banned them in 1979.
The Housatonic River cleanup is at a standstill over the question of where to dump the PCBs.
GE wants to dispose them near the river. The EPA has advocated for shipping them out of state to a federally-regulated facility.
