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… a select few vessels approved to patrol New York City waters, including the Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal Superfund sites, in the wake of the storm. Download Flyer Watch a Democracy Now … 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

… cases like the Tappan Zee, as well as cases with more community involvement, such as the Gowanus Canal. Whether I was drafting legal documents, attending a community meeting with a … Read More

… we saw cement waste discharged years ago which led to EPA enforcement. And just for fun, the Gowanus Canal, the lower intestine of Brooklyn Read More

… over 18 years to reduce the flow of sewage into the Hudson River, East River, Newtown Creek, Gowanus Canal and other city waterways. The order reflects Riverkeeper’s goals of prioritizing … Read More

… and its tributaries, focusing on the waters around Manhattan Island and in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek. For six years, Riverkeeper’s Patrol Boat and its scientific … Read More

… Brooklyn’s polluted waterways Riverkeeper marked major victories in its efforts to clean up the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek in Brooklyn in 2011. On Newtown Creek, the EPA ordered a Superfund … Read More

… once again clean waterway.  Remember, before Europeans arrived in New York, Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal were both extremely biologically diverse marine habitats for countless species. … Read More

… there were 10 other sites that had unacceptable counts 50%, or more, of the times we sampled: Gowanus Canal, Brooklyn – 50%; Newtown Creek, Metropolitan Ave. Bridge, Brooklyn – 53%; … Read More