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After three attempts to get permits for its pipeline project failed, Williams Companies Inc claims it’s walking away. But as other companies seek to expand fracked gas infrastructure in New York,…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

16

Feb 2023

In Depth Justice Transportation

Residents Living Near Queens Waste Facilities Hope Legal Settlement Finally Clears the Air

For two decades, residents in Jamaica’s Bricktown say they’ve had to contend with the stench and debris from unenclosed waste transfer facilities nearby. A settlement reached with the facilities’ operators…

ByNikol Mudrová

ByMaggie Geiler

ByAnnie Jonas 1Comment

27

Sep 2021

Climate and Environment

Residents and Riverkeeper Sue Queens Waste Facilities, Alleging Water Pollution

The complaint alleges that the companies allow contaminated wastewater to wash into Jamaica Bay.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

29

May 2020

CLARIFY

Setback for Efforts to Make City Waters Swimmable

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

29

Jan 2020

Climate and Environment

City Due to Present Plan to Curb Pollution in its Open Waters

DEP’s plan will cover the Hudson, Harlem and East Rivers, Upper and Lower New York Bay, Arthur Kill and Kill van Kull, and western Long Island Sound.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

15

Nov 2018

Uncategorized

City Asks for Extra Time to Craft Broad Plan to Reduce Water Pollution

And the advocates that often prod the city’s Department of Environmental Protection to act faster to address pollution support the move. Sort of.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

16

Jan 2018

In Depth Investigations

Through Illegal Pipes and Improper Dumping, Homes and Businesses Pollute NYC Waterways

As the decades-long work to clean up the city’s rivers and creeks, canals and bays rolls on, it’s unclear just how big a problem unauthorized sewage connections and illegal industrial…

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

13

Dec 2017

Uncategorized

City Will Give Public a Bigger Voice on Clean Water Plans

But water-quality advocates are seeking more than just better engagement.

ByJarrett Murphy 6Comments

18

Aug 2016

Video

Video: Fish Jump, Barges Work and Beauty Survives on Newtown Creek

It is one of the most polluted waterways in the country. It’s at the crux of efforts to restore health and improve access to New York’s waterways. And from the…

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 0Comments

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Aug 2016

Uncategorized

Cleaner Creeks and Bays, But How Will New Yorkers Access the Waters They Own?

Along Newtown Creek and Jamaica Bay, decades of work are slowly restoring neglected waterways. Now comes a new challenge: Making sure New Yorkers can use those liquid assets in harmony…

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 2Comments

Williams Pipeline Saga Ends, But the Fight to Phase Out Gas Continues

Residents Living Near Queens Waste Facilities Hope Legal Settlement Finally Clears the Air

Residents and Riverkeeper Sue Queens Waste Facilities, Alleging Water Pollution

Setback for Efforts to Make City Waters Swimmable

City Due to Present Plan to Curb Pollution in its Open Waters

City Asks for Extra Time to Craft Broad Plan to Reduce Water Pollution

Through Illegal Pipes and Improper Dumping, Homes and Businesses Pollute NYC Waterways

City Will Give Public a Bigger Voice on Clean Water Plans

Video: Fish Jump, Barges Work and Beauty Survives on Newtown Creek

Cleaner Creeks and Bays, But How Will New Yorkers Access the Waters They Own?

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