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‘The City Council vote is the first of a series of land use decisions for the neighborhood and provides an opportunity to thoughtfully plan for the future of Gowanus.’

BySabine Aronowsky

ByMichael Higgins

ByAndrea Parker

BySue Wolfe 2Comments

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Jan 2018

Uncategorized

Audio: How to Stop Illicit Pipes & Illegal Dumping from Fouling NYC Waters

The city’s 600 miles of coastline and centuries of underground infrastructure are a lot to police for the murky problems of illicit sewage connections and illegal dumping. Here’s how New…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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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

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Jun 2017

Uncategorized

Clean Water Lawsuit: Feds’ Failure is City’s Loss

The EPA let New York State use outdated standards in approving the city’s plans to finally deal with pollution from sewer overflows that taint rivers and bays, canals and creeks,…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2017

Opinion

CityViews: Brownfield Redevelopment Must Include More Affordable Housing

The current brownfield cleanup program does not allocate enough units for low-income housing.

ByRoss Hoffman 1Comment

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Jun 2016

Uncategorized

City and State Remain at Impasse Over Clean Water Moves

An already belated effort to bring city rivers and bays up to Clean Water Act standards appears to have stalled because of a legal dispute involving Albany’s approval of the…

ByGuglielmo Mattioli 0Comments

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Aug 2015

Opinion

Consequences are Coming from NYS’s Lack of Clean Water Investment

Fifty years ago, New York voters approved the Pure Waters Bond Act, a predecessor of the Clean Water Act, which set the national goal of making all our waters safe…

ByDan Shapley 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Investigations

New York Confronts Polluted Past in its Waterways

Of all the challenges facing the city’s awe-inspiring water system, the most contentious might be playing out now at Flushing Bay, the Bronx River and other waterways, where a push…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Mar 2015

Uncategorized

Want to Swim in City Waters? Dive in to the Debate

The state is considering setting new, tighter rules on pollution in New York City rivers and streams. The goal is to make more of them open to full human contact.…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

CityViews: Council Can Foster Clean Water, Healthy Residents With Vote on Gowanus Tank

Audio: How to Stop Illicit Pipes & Illegal Dumping from Fouling NYC Waters

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

Clean Water Lawsuit: Feds’ Failure is City’s Loss

CityViews: Brownfield Redevelopment Must Include More Affordable Housing

City and State Remain at Impasse Over Clean Water Moves

Consequences are Coming from NYS’s Lack of Clean Water Investment

New York Confronts Polluted Past in its Waterways

Want to Swim in City Waters? Dive in to the Debate

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