Brooklyn
City’s Pumping Air Into Polluted Newtown Creek has Critics Worried
Bianca Fortis |
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.
water
Will City’s Water Board Explore a New Stormwater Fee?
Jarrett Murphy |
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?
clean water
Audio: How to Stop Illicit Pipes & Illegal Dumping from Fouling NYC Waters
Jarrett Murphy |
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 Yorkers can help.
Through Illegal Pipes and Improper Dumping, Homes and Businesses Pollute NYC Waterways
Jarrett Murphy |
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 dumping present.
clean water act
City Will Give Public a Bigger Voice on Clean Water Plans
Jarrett Murphy |
But water-quality advocates are seeking more than just better engagement.
Campaign 2017: The Policy Shop
On the Environment, De Blasio Defied Expectations with Bold Goals, but Now Must Deliver
Jarrett Murphy |
A mayor who was not known for environmental advocacy when he took office has set ambitious goals for carbon reduction, zero waste and air quality. Advocates hope he’ll turn more of those plans into reality if he’s re-elected.
clean water
Clean Water Lawsuit: Feds’ Failure is City’s Loss
Jarrett Murphy |
The EPA let New York State use outdated standards in approving the city’s plans to finally deal with pollution from sewer overflows that taint rivers and bays, canals and creeks, advocates say.
DEP
EPA Presses New York City to Address Sewage Backups
Karen Savage |
For some residents in a few neighborhoods, a rainy day brings the risk that sewage will flow back into their basements. The city has been working to address the issue, but the feds are demanding faster action.
Health and Environment
City and State Remain at Impasse Over Clean Water Moves
Guglielmo Mattioli |
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 city’s cleanup plans.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Consequences are Coming from NYS’s Lack of Clean Water Investment
Dan Shapley |
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 for swimming. The question now is whether we let the last generation’s investment go to waste.
