Clearwater has been advocating for restoring the Hudson River for forty years. At the top of the list has been educating the public about PCBs, and the need to clean the river sediment. Many people and institutions insist dredging the riverbed will make matters worse - but Clearwater, working with the EPA and DEC has determined that dredging the sediment is the only way to restore the river and keep it safe.

The General Electric Corporation, who was top polluter of PCBs in the Hudson, led a failed campaign to halt the dredging process. Starting in the Spring of 2009, test phases of a river cleanup will finally commence.