Making the City’s Waterways Cleaner for the Public
The Department of Environmental Protection believes the city’s waterways will be safer as a result of two new initiatives. It has completed a venture that will reduce the discharge of untreated...
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Shale Drillers Eager to Move Wastewater on Barges
The "Vulcan" towboat and its load pass the Point on the Ohio River, highlighted by the sunrise. The Vulcan beongs to the Consol Energy fleet. (Photo by Darrell Sapp / Post-Gazette)(Emily DeMarco -...
View ArticleThe Consequences of Our Crumbling Infrastructure
Larissa Liebmann, staff attorney at Waterkeeper Alliance, and Sean Dixon, Riverkeeper staff attorney, discuss a new report which finds that a combination of crumbling infrastructure and inadequate...
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NYC Ferry to Cast Off a Month Early
Mayor Bill de Blasio says that New York City's new ferry line will make its maiden voyage a full month ahead of schedule.On May 1, the NYC Ferry (formerly known as the Citywide Ferry Service) is...
View ArticleNYC Ferry Adds a Brand New Route to Queens
Boats on NYC Ferry's Astoria Route took their maiden voyages Tuesday morning, the fourth route since the city-run system launched earlier this year.The ferry's latest expansion connects stops in...
View ArticleWhat's in the Water: The Blackfish
For this membership drive, we'll feature a brisk deep dive on a different species found in New York City waterways, and the ecological issues that impact them. Up next, Ben LoGuidice, remote setting...
View ArticleWhat's in the Water: The Spider Crab
For this membership drive, we'll feature a ten minute deep dive on a different species found in New York City waterways, and the ecological issues that impact them. Up next, Agata Poniatowski, outreach...
View ArticleHow Clean are NYC's Beaches?
Mariana Simões, Brazilian investigative journalist covering climate and the environment for City Limits, and Lawrence Levine, director of Urban Water Infrastructure and senior attorney at NRDC, talk...
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