Over 1.3 million pounds of PCB's were dropped in the Hudson river by GE.



	Jack Says: "The word 'dump' is used! We didn't dump! We had a permit from the U.S. government and the State of New York to do exactly what we did. Do you think I'd come to work in a company that would do that or condone that? I wouldn't do it, Lesley! This is nuts!" -- Jack Welch's response to Lesley Stahl's question about GE's pollution of the Hudson River (CBS News Transcripts, 60 MINUTES, October 29, 2000) THE RECORD: In fact, in 1976, a New York State administrative law judge found that GE's discharges were in violation of permits and violated water quality laws. Although in 1970 GE had been warned by Monsanto - the manufacturer of PCBs - to prevent PCBs from entering the environment, GE discharged PCBs until 1977. Read More