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Nearly two years after the Gowanus rezoning’s passage, signs of change are all around: demolition projects and new builds are transforming the neighborhood. According to the Department of City Planning,…

ByMary Cunningham 1Comment

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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

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Jan 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness

What is PERC, and Why is There So Much in The Bronx?

A known carcinogen, Tetrachloroethylene is a chemical often used as a solvent for dry cleaning, and now fugitive traces of PERC can be found in many places around the city,…

ByCUNY Lehman Journalism Team 2Comments

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

About 20 houses in South Jamaica are prone to sewer backups every few months, say homeowners, some of whom have dealt with the issue for more than a decade. But…

ByRoxanne Scott 0Comments

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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

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Aug 2020

Climate and Environment

Opinion: After Feds’ Failure, NYS Must Crack Down on Air Pollution

‘Recent research shows that long-term exposure to particulate-matter air pollution increases the likelihood of severe COVID-19 outcomes. And people of color are disproportionately affected.’

ByRuthie Lazenby

BySarah DeSouza 0Comments

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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

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Achieving Water Quality in the Bronx Means Looking Upstream

‘Bronx communities can no longer shoulder the burden of upstream negligence.’

ByTracy Brown

ByRaji Kalra 1Comment

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Apr 2018

Opinion

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

‘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

As Gowanus Rezoning Moves Ahead, Are the Sewers Ready?