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General Electric Co. on Monday proposed halting further dredging of the Hudson River if PCBs churned up by the work spread too much pollution downriver during the second phase of an ongoing cleanup.
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has flown his final flight.
Hudson River dredging released almost 25 times more PCBs into the water than expected, General Electric said Thursday in calling for changes in performance standards before the massive Superfund cleanup resumes.
Federal environmental officials say they believe the amount of contaminated sediment that will need to be dredged from the Hudson River will be "significantly higher" than initially expected.
A small plane flying a banner marking the one-year anniversary of the emergency landing on the Hudson River off New York City has made an emergency landing itself at a nearby landfill.
They looked like they were posing for an eclectic class picture: dozens of smiling faces, everyone carefully lined up. As cameras clicked, the survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 cheered and laughed loudly enough to remind everyone that they had made it.
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of five Italian citizens who were among nine people killed in an August collision of a tourist helicopter and a small airplane over the Hudson River.
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger has auctioned one of his pilot's caps for $5,800 and will donate the proceeds to three San Francisco Bay area public schools.
Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River near New York City are now following new flight rules.
The pilot who guided his disabled plane to a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River says that a new book that underscores the role of the jet's automation technology in the landing is inaccurate.
Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress.
The air traffic controller banters and chuckles, engrossed in a teasing phone call with a giggling friend, unaware that two aircraft are on a collision course over New York's Hudson River.
One natural resource the United States has a lot of is natural gas. So why not just start using it in place of oil, to reduce the nation's dependence on imported energy?
The pilot who guided his crippled jetliner to a safe emergency landing in the Hudson River in January is set to fly again.
A family tragedy came eerily full circle in the waters of the Hudson River when the daughter of a newspaper heiress leapt to her death after parking her BMW on a busy bridge north of New York City.
Police say they believe they've recovered the body of a woman whose suicidal jump from a suburban New York City bridge echoed her stepfather's plunge from it 15 years ago after a grisly family murder.
A mistake made along the Hudson River is offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into how colonial military engineers built wooden forts, including the key stronghold constructed here by the British during the French and Indian War.
The pilot of a plane involved in a mid-air collision over the Hudson River read back the wrong radio frequency to an air traffic controller but wasn't corrected by the controller, a federal safety official said Wednesday.
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that a deadly plane crash near Buffalo demonstrated a "complete inattention to basic details" compared with the "textbook greatness" of the safe landing of a jetliner on the Hudson River just weeks earlier.
Airplane and helicopter pilot groups lauded the proposed changes to the airspace over the Hudson River Thursday, while air traffic controllers braced for the possibility of an increased workload the new regulations could produce.
Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing new measures he says would help prevent another crash over the Hudson River like the one that killed nine people this month.
An air traffic controller should have warned the pilot of a small plane about aircraft in its path before it collided with a sightseeing helicopter over New York's Hudson River in a crash that claimed nine lives, federal officials said Thursday in making safety recommendations.
Archaeologists plan to excavate a Hudson River site where crews dredging PCB-contaminated sediment last week mistakenly ripped out the remains of what was once Britain's largest fort in colonial America.
Excerpts from draft government transcripts of conversations between the control tower of the Teterboro, N.J., airport and the pilot of a Piper plane that collided with a helicopter over the Hudson River on Aug. 8, killing nine people. The pilot of the helicopter involved in the collision was not involved in the conversations, though other helicopter pilots were:
3D reconstruction of Flight 1549 ditching into Hudson RiverA fascinating simulation of the brief flight of an Airbus airliner from takeoff on Runway 4 at LaGuardia International to "landing" southbound minutes later in the ice-cold Hudson River on January 15, 2009. Complete with ATC radio transmissions and subtitles.
Body of Anne Morell Petrillo, slain newspaper heiress' daughter, washes up three days after suicideThe body of Anne Morell Petrillo was pulled from the Hudson River Sunday, three days after she jumped from the Tappen Zee Bridge, a family spokeswoman told the Daily News.
Controller joked about BBQ-ing cat before Hudson Copter/Plane crashAn air traffic controller joked in a phone call about barbecuing a dead cat minutes before the deadly Aug. 8 midair collision over the Hudson River, according to a source familiar with the investigation
Dredging damages Hudson fort remnants - Environment- msnbc.comOngoing contestable project for almost 25 years, the dredging of the upper Hudson River bottom sediments for GE manufacturer-used PCB dumped in the river above Federal Dam in New York state.
Air traffic controller suspended, was chatting on phone with girlfriend during Hudson River crashWASHINGTON - The air traffic controller at Teterboro Airport was on the phone with his girlfriend during the mid-air collision over the Hudson River. His supervisor had wandered off and wasn't even in the tower.
Nine die as aircraft collide above ManhattanA sightseeing helicopter and a small airplane plunge into the Hudson River, killing all aboard. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says it's too early to know if the collision will change flight restrictions.
Helicopter, Plane Crash Into New York's Hudson River A tourist helicopter and a small plane collided and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Helicopter and Plane Collide Over Hudson RiverA helicopter and small plane have collided over the East River, police said. Multiple casualties are being reported. The two aircraft crashed Hoboken, N.J., just before noon, with wreckage falling into the water and on land on the New Jersey side, witnesses said.
G.E. Begins to Dredge Hudson for PCBsTwenty-five years after the federal government declared a long stretch of the Hudson River to be a contaminated Superfund site, the cleanup of its chief remaining source of pollution began here Friday with a single scoop of mud extracted by a computer-guided dredge.
Silver, cars, a piano, bodies, a train, ships, a giraffe, t.p., and more: Uncovering the secrets beneath New York HarborThe steady transformation of New York's waterfront from wasteland to playground means more of us are spending time along the city's edge.
Quickly, a Book About a River LandingBook publishers are not known for quick landings, usually taking more than a year after receiving manuscripts to get them into bookstores.
Sullenberger To Be Honored At Air Force Academy / Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Southern Colorado, Breaking News, News, Weather, School Closings, Traffic from KKTV 11 NewsThe U.S. Airways pilot who heroically landed a charter plane in the Hudson River in January, saving the lives of 150 people on board, will return to his alma mater, the Air Force Academy, Wednesday and Thursday.
Hudson Crash Simulation with FAA Voice Recordings Shows Captain's Nerves of SteelIf you thought that the pilot who landed US Airways flight 1549 on the Hudson River was cool, you haven't seen this simulation with the real FAA voice recordings. I'm absolutely stunned by his nerves.
Hudson River plane crash recreated in pulled Discovery Channel gameExcerpt: Whether it was in poor taste or simply survival training, a game based on the Hudson River plane crash made its way onto the Discovery Channel website and was subsequently pulled.
Hudson River Landing: new pro sim from radar dataBrand new professional simulation of the flight of US Airways Flight 1549 that ditched in the Hudson River. It is precision radar based with data displayed, from www.passur.com
Hudson River pilot had hard time forgiving himselfThe pilot who ditched his jetliner in the Hudson River when a flock of birds disabled his engines says he has doubted his performance, even though his flying saved the lives of everyone on board.
Flight 1549: A Routine Takeoff Turns UglyAsked if he at any point prayed, he told Couric, "I would imagine somebody in back was taking care of that for me while I was flying the airplane."
Bird remains in both engines of US Airways jetBird remains were found in both engines of a US Airways jetliner that lost power and ditched in New York's Hudson River last month, U.S. transportation investigators said on Wednesday.
Virgin Air puttin' the moves on Capt. Chesley Sullenberger 3rd.Excerpt: U.S. Airways better guard Capt. Chesley Sullenberger 3rd. Virgin Air billionaire Richard Branson wants to poach the "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot.
Gamers Can Try NYC Hudson River Landing You can be the virtual Hero of the Hudson. An online video game inspired by the heroics of US Airways Flight 1549's crew offers players the chance to try landing a plane in the Hudson River.
US Airways Passengers get $5,000 Each; is it Enough?Many US Airways (LCC) passengers who endured a crash landing in the Hudson River 12 days ago say they appreciate the $5,000 that the airline has offered — but some say it's not enough.
Photos of the salvaging of US Airways Flight 1549Pictures of the removal of the US Airways A320 from the Hudson River
New Video of Hudson Miracle Landing: Ramps Deploy and Passengers Exit to Wings, River as Steam Surrounds Plane - CNN.comVideo captured seconds after US Airways Flight 1549 was ditched into the Hudson River shows steam surrounding the plane as it slows from it's landing.
The US Airways Hudson River ConspiracyAs if it wasn't enough to expect us to believe that the Twin Towers could collapse from plane impacts and fire alone, now "THEY" want us to believe that an aircraft could make a perfect landing in a river and everyone could just stroll right out like nothing's wrong.
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