Rising fees and disparities lead to a question: Can New York City charge water customers in a way that encourages conservation without punishing the poor?
The departments of health and environmental protection log purchases of stomach medicine from major drug-store chains as part of an effort to spot water contamination.
You might not know what “turbidity” is but it’s a long-standing issue in the city’s Catskills watershed—one that climate change is likely to exacerbate.
Historically known as black bear, bobcat and beaver country, the Catskills have become popular for trout fishing and bald eagle spotting, due in part because of how we get our…