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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.
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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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Spotting Signs Of Life On The Poisoned Waters Of Newtown Creek
Newtown Creek is not ruined beyond repair. A recent boat tour revealed that despite its long legacy of industrial abuse, resilient signs of life continue to emerge.
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John Del Signore
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Bro Goes For A Swim In The Gowanus Canal Seemingly "Just To Show Off"
"He swam around a little, like on his back, then dog-paddle style."
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Nathan Tempey
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Gowanus Residents Are Sending Up Prayers For A Cleaner Canal
At the rate the cleanup is progressing, it might not be the worst strategy.
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Miranda Katz
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Officials Want Superfund At South Brooklyn Waste Station
Elected officials are pushing for the Environmental Protection Agency to step in and designate the Gravesend Bay Transfer Station a Superfund site.
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Jessica Warriner
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Reminder: Brooklyn's "Hipster Havens" Are Indeed Poisonous
Same goes for Quooklyn. And yet.
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Emma Whitford
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Newtown Creek Shows Signs Of Poop-Fueled "Superfood"
The explanation for the bright green plumes in Newtown Creek is fascinating (and gross).
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Gothamist Staff
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Not Even Toxic Waste Can Stop Gentrification: NYC's Superfund Neighborhoods Are Booming
"I have four projects next to the Superfund site in Gowanus, and it's not a problem," one real estate developer declares.
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Gothamist Staff
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