20 Years Later, Cleanup of GE PCBs in Housatonic River Still Underway

"Gov. Charlie Baker still remembers the case of Pittsfield and GE from his first tour of duty in state government.

GE, or General Electric, once had a 254-acre facility in Pittsfield, employing around 13,000 employees. It was a company town, and when the company left, the departure devastated the area.

But GE also left behind a legacy of toxic contamination.

From 1932 to 1977, the company used polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals that weren't banned until 1979."

Gintautas Dumcius reports for the Springfield Republican January 19, 2016.