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… material entering our waterways, Riverkeeper is working with the Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Newtown Creek Alliance, and the SWIM Coalition to stencil storm drains in Brooklyn. This project is … Read More

… it, “another Heart of Darkness” – evoking his feeling upon first patrolling Newtown Creek and Gowanus Canal, which are now federally designated Superfund sites, with toxic … Read More

… in getting towards truly fishable and swimmable waters. Greenpoint faces extra challenges with the Newtown Creek, a federally designated Superfund site. Join a discussion about the current state of … Read More

… practices and conservation. Expanded enforcement. Riverkeeper attacked stormwater pollution on Newtown Creek and the Gowanus Canal by systematically targeting industrial operators that lack … Read More

… discharging 25 gallons per minute of untreated sewage, for 12 hours and counting, to the Coxsackie Creek at the West Coxsackie pump station. Capital District reported several active CSOs, based on … Read More

… The film crew rode along with us along during patrols of New York City’s Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek as John described his work. “It’s become a real mission. It’s not a … Read More

… means raw sewage along with pollutants like oil, heavy metals, and litter, dump untreated into Newtown Creek. This educational event will provide a general overview of combined sewer systems, … Read More

Patrolled from Erie Basin to Newtown Creek and then Flushing Bay today. More about the patrol another time. On the way back to … Read More

… Brooklyn, Riverkeeper has several new Sweep sites this year, including the East River State Park, Newtown Creek and the Thomas Greene Playground on the Gowanus Canal. (The waters around New York … Read More