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Toxic Town

May 26, 2009

Graphic by Ya-Hsuan Huang, photo (cc) vaticanus A peaceful scene of barges moored off Staten Island's North Shore hides a toxic story New York City may be known for its world renowned-parks

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:34 PM)

 

Staten Island's Toxic Stew

May 26, 2009

Photo (cc) vaticanus The busy Kill Van Kull channel TOXIC NEW YORK Decades after the federal government adopted the Superfund law to clean up the country's hazardous sites, potentially dangerous areas persist throughout

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 12:34 PM)

 

The Brooklyn-Queens Border: As Polluted as Ever

May 26, 2009

Photo (cc) sizeofguam Strange things afloat in Newtown Creek TOXIC NEW YORK Decades after the federal government adopted the Superfund law to clean up the country's hazardous sites, potentially dangerous areas persist throughout

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 11:43 AM)

 

Cleaning Up Pollution at New York's Ports

Apr 15, 2009

Photo (cc) Diego_3336 Our region depends on international shipping to maintain our daily habits and our long-term economic growth. Every day, huge ships bring goods from around the world to the

Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 09:57 AM)

 

Stimulating a Cleaner Environment

Mar 09, 2009

Images by wallyg and Green For All (center) The federal economic recovery package could help New York retrofit diesel buses, weatherize homesand create new rail projects. Last month, President Barack Obama signed

Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:57 PM)

 

Budget Takes an Ax to Programs for Open Space

Mar 03, 2009

Photo (c) NYC Dept of Parks, Photo by Malcolm Pinckney Harlem River Park Daffodils To balance New York State's budget in the deepening recession, Gov. David Paterson is proposing a thousand painful

Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:49 PM)

 

What's Happened to the Plant in the Park

Jan 26, 2009

Image from Talk Bronx Four years into the construction of a controversial underground water filtration plant in the Bronx, a steep rise in projected costs has revived questions about whether the

Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 02:38 PM)

 

Mixing Gas and Water: Drilling in the City's Watershed.

Jan 12, 2009

Correction added at end of story (1/16/09) Turn on the tap and New Yorkers get completely unfiltered H2O, flowing from the upstate streams and rivers to faucets from the Bronx to

Last Updated (Wednesday, May 22, 2013 01:32 PM)

 

A New Name for Our Premier Waterway

Jan 05, 2009

  Engraving from Currier & Ives, 1892. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. With the Triborough Bridge now known as the R.F.K. Bridge, New York City is evidently in a re-naming

 

A Federal Stimulus for City Parks

Dec 22, 2008

Photo (cc) Chris Tofu Over the past eight years, federal support for urban parks has largely evaporated. Now parks advocates hope that a new administration with strong city connections will put