News & Events
… initial report EPA issued today confirming the widespread presence of numerous contaminants in the
Gowanus Canal: “Riverkeeper supports the EPA’s initial report on the
Gowanus Canal Superfund …
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Water Quality
ALERT: This site is never safe for swimming or fishing Brooklyn, NY The
Gowanus Canal is an industrial waterway with limited dockage for recreational boats, and some …
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News & Events
… today commended the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to list Brooklyn’s toxic
Gowanus Canal on the Superfund National Priorities List. The decision to list the
canal will begin …
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News & Events
… beginning of an enforcement campaign targeted at environmental law breakers on the highly polluted
Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. In the first wave of enforcement actions targeted at
Canal …
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News & Events
… beginning of an enforcement campaign targeted at environmental law breakers on the highly polluted
Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. In the first wave of enforcement actions targeted at
Canal …
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News & Events
… including many in the Hudson Valley, where the Manufactured Gas Plants (MGP) once operated. On the
Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn we routinely see coat tar bubbling to the surface from contaminated …
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