( January 28, 2026, 2:32 PM EST) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sixteen companies accused of contributing to the contamination of a New York Superfund site agreed through a consent decree reached with the United States in a federal court in New York to pay more than $2.1 million under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) for costs incurred by the government for response and remediation....