Brian Nearing is reporting in the Times Union the state of New York sent the results of its own study on the Hudson River PCB cleanup to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt Nov. 23. Those results indicate the cleanup is not finished and more work needs to be done. Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos said some 1,200 samples taken from the river this summer prove the state's case. The EPA supervised the seven-year, $1 billion PCB cleanup of the river by General Electric Co., which has steadfastly maintained that it has met EPA requirements that were part of a 2002 agreement to perform the work. It's clear from the state's ongoing research that EPA's job is not done and they cannot declare that this remediation is complete." said Seggos. If the federal agency fails New York, Seggos said, the state will explore all legal options to challenge the EPA's decision. Federal officials are now considering whether to sign off on the cleanup project. That move is opposed by the state and numerous government, civic and environmental groups. EPA currently estimates that fish in the river will not be safe for people to eat for another 50 years if the present PCB levels remain. Read the full story in the Times Union.