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Shirley Chisolm State Park Slated to Open Next Year

September 12, 2018 James Andrew Cuomo, EPA, Fountain Avenue Landfill, Pennsylvania Avenue Landfill, Shirley Chisolm

The largest state park in New York City, built on re-claimed landfill along Brooklyn’s Jamaica Bay, is scheduled to open

Gowanus Canal Cleanup Proposals Announced

January 9, 2012 James brooklyn, EPA, Gowanus Canal, Judith A. Enck, New York, US Environmental Protection Agency

The toxic waste that is Gowanus Canal has been brewing for over a century, becoming one of the most hazardous

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Getting on the Map in Gowanus

August 15, 2011 James Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Gowanus, James Cornell

We’ve always known what a great place Gowanus is, but now it seems that others are following suit. History of

Gowanus Superfund Site Could Reveal Historical Artifacts and Clean Water, Too

March 15, 2011March 15, 2011 Shari Battle of Brooklyn, EPA, Eymund Diegel, Fredric L. Quivik, Gowanus Canal, Kimberly Maier, Michigan Technological University, National Preservation Act, Old Stone House, Revolutionary War

As the Superfund clean-up of the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn is about to get underway, some history buffs and professional