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Riverkeeper Supports EPA Plan for Gowanus Canal

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EPA released its Record of Decision (“ROD”) for the Gowanus Canal today, which requires both the remediation of historical industrial pollution and reduction in sewer overflows containing toxic chemicals and untreated sewage into the Canal.

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As Cleanup Plan Is Set for Gowanus Canal, Violations Continue

High Levels Of Sewage Related Bacteria Found In Hudson River

How to Spend Your Summer on the Gowanus Canal

Critics Call Gowanus Canal Race Unsafe ‘Political Ploy’ to Help Developer

Riverkeeper submits comments on cleanup of Gowanus Canal

Riverkeeper Submits Comments on Cleanup of Gowanus Canal

Supports EPA’s proposed plan that includes reduction of CSOs

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Groups Call on GE Not to Leave Behind Toxic Hot Spots (USA)

As Another Year of Dredging PCBs from the Hudson Begins, Groups Call on GE Not to Leave Behind Massive Toxic Hot Spots

As the cleanup of PCBs in the Hudson River begins its fourth year, environmental groups – Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Riverkeeper, and Scenic Hudson – continue to watch General Electric (GE) closely to ensure that the river remains on target to be restored to a cleaner state as soon as possible.

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Among most polluted in US, NYC area awaits cleanup

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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