Health and Environment
COVID-19 Could Slow City’s Efforts to Curb Water Pollution
Jarrett Murphy |
The de Blasio administration has asked state regulators to ease deadlines for fixing its sewage system.
The de Blasio administration has asked state regulators to ease deadlines for fixing its sewage system.
With a few clicks of the delete button, New York State this week made a significant change to how the federal Clean Water Act applies to the waters around New York City.
The city’s Water Board is considering its annual rate adjustment, which will be effective July 1. The Board’s proposal is for a 2.31 percent increase. If you want to weigh in, here are the dates, times and locations of the public hearings on the rate proposal
The report from American Rivers finds the Hudson to be the second most-endangered river in the United States.
Research suggests that pollutants from untreated sewage reduce the capacity of local wetlands to absorb carbon and mitigate the impact of greenhouse gases.
The city is offering more public engagement than ever around its plan to reduce sewage overflows in New York’s open waters. But advocates say it’s not enough.
After spending billions on reducing water pollution and promising to spend even more to make New York’s rivers, canals, bays and creeks cleaner, the city is about to embark on a plan that will deal with sewage in all five boroughs.
And the advocates that often prod the city’s Department of Environmental Protection to act faster to address pollution support the move. Sort of.
The aim of the aeration system is to oxygenate the creek to support aquatic life. But some advocates worry the bubbles are doing more harm than good.
After years of pressure from advocates, the Water Board indicated this spring a new interest in rejiggering water fees to account for the cost of stormwater. Will that be part of the next year’s agenda?