Coney Island Creek May Become Brooklyn’s Next Official Superfund Site
Southern Brooklyn’s notoriously contaminated Coney Island Creek is one step closer to receiving Su...
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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 Environ...
EPA Begins Long-Awaited Cleaning of Toxic Gowanus Canal
Environmental Protection Agency officials kicked off the dredging of the Gowanus Canal Monday, marki...
EPA Nixes City Request to Delay Construction of Gowanus Retention Tanks
Environmental Protection Agency officials denied a city request to delay construction of two massive...
EPA Concerned About How Gowanus Rezoning Could Negatively Affect Canal Cleanup
In a letter sent to the departments of City Planning and Environmental Protection on October 27, an ...
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 facil...
Interactive Map Tracks North Brooklyn’s Industrial Past and Environmental Legacy
North Brooklyn environmentalists and Pratt Institute have created a map charting historic environmen...
Gowanus Canal Cleanup May Be Delayed Yet Again Over City Revenue Shortfall
Citing a massive coronavirus-related revenue shortfall, city environmental officials are looking to ...
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