EPA and DCP Promise to Make Gowanus Green Affordable Housing Development Safe From Toxins
The joint statement came after a behind-the-scenes rift between the two agencies due to concerns over the polluted site where a 100 percent affordable housing complex is planned.
State Scolds EPA Expert for Voicing Concerns Over Pollution at Gowanus Affordable Housing Site
A federal environmental official found himself in hot water after suggesting a planned affordable housing complex in Gowanus sits above a mound of toxic pollution.
Dead Horse Bay Expert Fights to Save Its Historic Refuse Ahead of Radioactivity Cleanup
The National Park Service will soon embark on a planned cleanup of southern Brooklyn’s Dead Horse Bay, but one local author and expert on the area is looking to salvage the trash currently scrapped in the bay.
Barge Loaded With Toxic Materials From Gowanus Canal Cleanup Sinks in Gowanus Bay
A barge ship loaded with polluted sediment from the Gowanus Canal sank in the Gowanus Bay, the Environmental Protection Agency revealed Tuesday.
Coney Island Creek May Become Brooklyn’s Next Official Superfund Site
Federal inspectors determined that the pollution of Southern Brooklyn’s creek warrants a more thorough investigation.
Here’s What Will Happen During the Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup
The federally supervised cleanup of the Gowanus Canal kicked into high gear this week as the Environmental Protection Agency launched their full-scale dredging of the upper portion of the toxic waterway on Monday.
EPA Begins Long-Awaited Cleaning of Toxic Gowanus Canal
Environmental Protection Agency officials kicked off the dredging of the Gowanus Canal Monday, marking a new milestone in the decade-long battle to cleanse the polluted waterway.
EPA Nixes City Request to Delay Construction of Gowanus Retention Tanks
Environmental Protection Agency bigwigs denied a city request to delay construction of two massive stormwater retention tanks by up to 18 months due to COVID, saying the setback would cost taxpayers as much as $62 million.=
EPA Concerned About How Gowanus Rezoning Could Negatively Affect Canal Cleanup
In a letter sent to DCP, an official from the EPA asked for more awareness around potential impacts on the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal.
New Construction Timeline Slips Completion of Gowanus Tank and Head House Project to 2032
City environmental execs are now estimating that construction of a massive tank and filtration facility designed to help keep the noxious Gowanus Canal clean after its federal scrub won’t be completed until the end of 2032, according to government emails and letters obtained by Brooklyn Paper.
