Search Results

… Heart of Darkness” – evoking his feeling upon first patrolling Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal, which are now federally designated Superfund sites, with toxic waste cleanups … Read More

… day. A wide range of local leaders organize the projects. Examples are non-profit groups (the Gowanus Canal Conservancy), boat clubs (Hoboken Cove Community Boathouse), fellow environmental … Read More

… Expanded enforcement. Riverkeeper attacked stormwater pollution on Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal by systematically targeting industrial operators that lack Clean Water Act permits. … Read More

… More than 40 tons of debris were removed from the Hudson River Estuary, including the East River, Gowanus Canal and Hudson Valley streams; 1,150 trees and native grasses were planted; More than 500 … Read More

… year, including the East River State Park, Newtown Creek and the Thomas Greene Playground on the Gowanus Canal. (The waters around New York City, including the East and Harlem Rivers, the Newtown … Read More

… waters. The city is implementing a $2.4 billion CSO Long Term Control Plan and the $500 million Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup calls for controlling sewage discharges in addition to toxic waste … Read More

… concerns about the impacts that proposed permanent in-water storm barriers at Newtown Creek, the Gowanus Canal and Rockaway Inlet could have on water quality in the Hudson River Estuary, and the … Read More

… the right to enforce this landmark clean water agreement. We Gained a New Toxic Cleanup Plan for Gowanus Canal—and Reached the Halfway Point of the Upper Hudson PCB Cleanup From the top of the … Read More

… being heard, as the press reports on widespread pollution, as well as specific waterways, from the Gowanus Canal to the Rondout Creek. You can do a service for our water by helping Riverkeeper to … Read More