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NYC air quality got you down? Here's how to make a homemade air cleaner.
It's relatively easy and safe to make a DIY air filter. Unfortunately, it may now come in handy more often.
By
Michelle Bocanegra
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EPA begins monitoring Brooklyn's newest Superfund site for potentially toxic fumes
Last month, the EPA began drilling devices into the basements of north Brooklyn homes and businesses to determine contamination levels.
By
Rebecca Redelmeier
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EPA delays cleanup of Brooklyn’s toxic Newtown Creek Superfund site until 2032
For community members living near the creek, who are affected daily by all of the industrial toxins released around it, the delay is unacceptable.
By
Nathan Kensinger
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What the Supreme Court’s ruling on EPA authority means for air quality and local health
Dr. Cecilia Sorensen, director of Columbia University’s Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education, explains what the ruling could mean for conditions like asthma and lung cancer.
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Nsikan Akpan
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Michael Hill
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Alec Hamilton
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This Brooklyn Chemical Spill Is Constantly Spewing Fumes. The EPA Wants It To Be A Superfund Site.
The pollutants, primarily chlorinated solvents and petrochemicals derived from carbon, were first discovered in 2005 by Exxon Mobil and the New York State Department of Transportation as part of a separate cleanup in Greenpoint.
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Nathan Kensinger
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A Barge Of Toxic Muck Sunk Into The Gowanus. The Cleanup May Be Messy
The EPA said the “mishap” is being investigated.
By
Sydney Pereira
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Long-Overdue Dredging Of Gowanus Canal Turns Up 'Black Mayonnaise,' Sunken Cars, Evil Stench
After more than a century of toxic pollution, Brooklyn’s infamous Gowanus Canal is finally being cleaned up.
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Nathan Kensinger
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Newark Says Filtered Water Now Safe To Drink, Some Residents Still Skeptical
'We thank God that the filters work, but we are not in any way having a victory lap, ‘cause this not a victory for us,' Newark's mayor said after the governor's all-clear announcement.
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Gwynne Hogan
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Photos: Is The Gowanus Canal Trying To Swallow Whole Foods?
'The sidewalk was cracked and is separating from the building so that it looks like an earthquake hit.'
By
Jake Offenhartz
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Schneiderman Leads Lawsuit Against Scott Pruitt For Delaying Smog Protection
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that he is suing the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency for dragging its feet on combatting dangerous smog pollution.
By
Jake Offenhartz
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