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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

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

30

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The EPA let New York State use outdated standards in approving the city’s plans to finally deal with pollution from sewer overflows that taint rivers and bays, canals and creeks,…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

15

Mar 2017

In Depth Investigations

EPA Presses New York City to Address Sewage Backups

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,…

ByKaren Savage 5Comments

19

Feb 2016

Uncategorized

CityViews:
Who’s Your Environmental Superhero?

The regional head of the EPA invites New Yorkers to nominate the community leaders, advocates and experts who’ve fought to protect human health and natural spaces.

ByJudith Enck 0Comments

10

Aug 2015

Investigations

City Still Using Pesticides Despite 2005 Law Banning Them

A city law bans the use of pesticides linked to cancer, but exemptions and waivers mean thousands of pounds of such chemicals are still used. Assessing the health risks and…

ByElah Feder 4Comments

19

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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Dec 2014

Uncategorized

Critics Slam City Plan to Reduce Sewage Spills

A strategy to clean up Flushing Creek, one of a number of waterways the city has to target for pollution reduction, has environmentalists pushing the de Blasio administration to use…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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

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

City Will Give Public a Bigger Voice on Clean Water Plans

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

EPA Presses New York City to Address Sewage Backups

CityViews:
Who’s Your Environmental Superhero?

City Still Using Pesticides Despite 2005 Law Banning Them

New York Confronts Polluted Past in its Waterways

Critics Slam City Plan to Reduce Sewage Spills

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