Posts Tagged ‘sewage’

City wants to blow bubbles in Newtown Creek; Environmentalists say plan stinks

Enviro Groups Welcome Mandatory EPA Checkup on Hudson River PCB Cleanup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julia Church, Clearwater, 845 265 8080, ext. 7112, or [email protected] Kate Slusark, Natural Resources Defense Council, 212 727 4592; [email protected] Tina… Read More

Sewage spills bring fines, fix-up plan

Riverkeeper: Agreement to reduce sewage pollution in NYC is a good start

New York City will soon be breaking ground on efforts to reduce sewage pollution thanks to a new agreement between city and state leaders that Riverkeeper and our partners helped shape. The enforceme… Read More

Sewage in Newtown Creek: Speak Out Now to Clean Your Creek

New York City has proposed a plan to respond to sewage pollution in the Newtown Creek, and an upcoming public meeting is the public’s best chance to ask tough questions about it. This plan will gov… Read More

Westchester County Rules NY & CT Not Doing Enough to Protect LI Sound

Enter at your own risk

Cleaning up Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal—the right way

Following last year’s investigation, the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed cleanup options for the Gowanus Canal that would finally give Brooklyn residents their waterway back. The two pr… Read More

From municipal sewers into the Hudson River

DEP Must Improve Water Quality Warnings, Advocates Say