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Oil slicks and ‘black mayonnaise’: 45 years after historic oil spill, Newtown Creek is still recovering

By Isabel Song Beer

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Cleaning Our Waterways

‘We must get it right’: Northern Brooklyn examines the Army Corps plan for post-Sandy resiliency

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Parks Department divers help fish out boats from the depths of Sheepshead Bay.

Smooth sailing ahead: Park Dept. removes abandoned ships from Sheepshead Bay

By Kylie Capuano

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Cleaning Our Waterways

Schumer says Newtown Creek, other Superfund sites should benefit from $3.5b toward ‘orphan’ sites

By Kirstyn Brendlen 12

coney island creek

EPA releases sampling results from Coney Island Creek, finds presence of contamination

By Jessica Parks

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Barge sinks off Greenpoint, though environmental threat remains minimal

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Coney Island ferry launch delayed, additional dredging planned for Summer 2022

By Jessica Parks

Coney Islanders blast health risks from construction of incoming ferry landing after suspected oil spill

By Jessica Parks

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Southern Brooklyn wastewater treatment upgrading with green infrastructure

By Jessica Parks

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Gowanus

City faces $60k per day in fines for Gowanus tank delays: EPA

By Kevin Duggan

Gowanus stormwater tanks

Gowanus

City must build Gowanus stormwater holding tanks by 2029: EPA

By Kevin Duggan

Huntington Street

Gowanus

Gowanus boaters push for shore access with Huntington Street development

By Kevin Duggan

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Gowanus

New Jersey dock damaged Gowanus barge before it sank: report

By Kevin Duggan

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Flatbush

Gross! Flatbush homeowner inundated with sewage while city stalls on permanent fix

By Ben Verde

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Gowanus

State scolds EPA guru for voicing concerns about pollution at Gowanus Green site

By Kevin Duggan

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Cleaning Our Waterways

Local historian petitions to save the trash from planned Dead Horse Bay cleanup

By Jessica Parks

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