drinking water Archives

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May 2025

After Feds Weaken Drinking Water Standards, NY Environmentalists Call for Tighter Regulations At Home

As New York makes progress on stopping contamination from long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS, the Environmental Protection Agency is back tracking on recent federal regulation that set tighter limits for…

ByMariana Simões 2Comments

18

Nov 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Resources

This Map Can Help You Find Out If Your Home Has Lead Pipes

New York City has over 124,000 buildings with lead pipes, city data analyzed by the New York League of Conservation Voters shows. Here’s how you can look up your address.

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

15

Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government

Bill Would Codify City Government Ban on Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles

Legislation introduced in the City Council Thursday would stop government agencies from buying water in plastic bottles smaller than one gallon. The ultimate goal is to use water coolers or…

ByMariana Simões 0Comments

19

Jul 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

Up to 21% of New Yorkers Could Be Drinking Water From Lead Plumbing, Report Estimates

“We want people to understand that at the end of the day, we’re not talking about an obscure number of properties,” said Joshua Klainberg, the senior vice president for the…

ByJulia Goldberg 2Comments

07

Oct 2022

Government Health

Health Dept, Environmentalists Debate New Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Environmental advocates say New York’s proposed new rules don’t go far enough to limit the contaminants, which can lead to reproductive issues and developmental delays.

ByLiz Donovan 0Comments

26

Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Pledges $200 to Riis Households In Wake of Botched Arsenic Alert

Riis residents who have spoken with City Limits since the Sept. 2 incident, in which they were incorrectly told their taps may be contaminated, have described spending hundreds of dollars…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

06

Sep 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Here’s How NYC Tenants Can Test Their Drinking Water

The discovery of arsenic in the water supply at NYCHA’s Jacob Riis Houses is a scary reminder of how little control most people have over their taps. While most of…

ByLiz Donovan

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

14

Jul 2021

In Depth Investigations

NY Lawmakers Seek Stricter Lead Safety Standards for School Water Fountains. What About Parks?

Newly passed legislation may lower the threshold for acceptable lead levels in water fountains in New York public schools. Hundreds of fountains in city parks have tested above that new…

ByLiz Donovan 1Comment

31

Jul 2015

Uncategorized

An Hour-Long Special Report on NYC’s Water System

WNYC and City Limits teamed up last month for a series of radio stories and investigative articles on the city’s water system. Now, like a great summer beach-read that’s been…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

26

Jun 2015

In Depth

UrbaNERD: Go Meet Your NYC Drinking Water

Hiking, fishing and hunting are allowed across many of the tens of thousands of acres of watershed land owned by the city. Here’s how to use it.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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