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2.7 million

Amount of contaminated sediment, in cubic yards, that General Electric expects to finish removing from the bottom of the Hudson River. That's enough to fill the Empire State building -- twice.

Amount of contaminated sediment, in cubic yards, that General Electric expects to finish removing from the bottom of the Hudson River. That's enough to fill the Empire State building -- twice.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.