Department of Environmental Protection
Residents around Kensington and Windsor Terrace got a scare last night as cloudy water ran from the taps and a strong smell of gasoline spread far around the area. Reports of the seemingly contaminated water and smell ranged from around Dahill Road and Church Avenue, further north to Windsor Terrace,
cease the grease
The Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] is urging New Yorkers to reuse and/or properly dispose of their cooking oil this holiday season (and really, all other days of the year), and help keep sewer lines open and functioning as they
Department of Environmental Protection
Photo by Yuriy SemenovNew York City officials are claiming they need additional revenue to upgrade water and sewer infrastructure, and they’re looking to collect on yet another water rate hike. That’s on top of a 5.6 percent hike in water rates this summer [http://www.nyc.gov/
boaters
It has been almost eight months since Superstorm Sandy devastated the area and while political leaders, activists and volunteers are doing everything they can to clear the rubble from the streets, boaters are hoping that more action is taken to clear the area’s waterways and creeks. NY1 is reporting
Department of Environmental Protection
Seems like it’s that time of year again, when streets start experiencing sinkholes, aka cave-ins — some smaller than others, but all a nuisance. There’s a nasty one in the road next to the TD Bank just at the point where Prospect Park Southwest joins Park Circle, right before
american water resources
File photoHomeowners around the city received a letter from the New York City Department of Environmental Protection recently, informing them of a new insurance program covering the water and sewer lines connecting their homes to the public system. The timing of the letter – just weeks after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc
air monitors
Source: Nigel Chadwick via Wikimedia CommonsCity and state environmental agencies are adding three new air monitors in regions most affected by Superstorm Sandy. The air monitor stations will measure fine particle matter in order to collect data on what, if any, air contamination resulted from Sandy’s impact. Air monitors
bay 41
Source: Hunter O’Eeils via Wikimedia CommonsThe fight against the waste transfer station [/assemblyman-william-colton-fights-to-block-a-waste-transfer-station-from-moving-into-bensonhurst/] situated in Gravesend Bay has come full circle for neighborhood activist Dorothy Mortman.The 87-year-old Mortman was diagnosed with breast cancer 15 years ago. Given that she has no cancer in her family, she believes it
arthur tress
Source: Arthur Tress via DailyDOCUMERICAThis photograph depicts the old incineration plant and landfill dump at Gravesend Bay. The site is currently at the center of a major Bensonhurst environmental debate. For over 30 years, the dump burned NYC garbage without a permit. It was finally shut down in the mid-90’
american littoral society
Director of the Northeast Chapter of the American Littoral Society and Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe said toxin levels in Jamaica Bay's waters needs further study. (Source: Laura Vladimirova)A proposal to allow deicing chemicals and other toxins from John F. Kennedy International Airport to flow freely into
Department of Environmental Protection
Source: DEPI confess, come Saturday I shall be refreshing the North Shore edition of SI Live, waiting in curious anticipation to see how the impending weekend rain barrel distribution [http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2011/05/rain_barrel_give-away_at_csi.html] at the College of Staten Island
Department of Environmental Protection
A water pipe break on Hastings Street near Oriental Boulevard is spurring the NYC-DEP to turn off water to homes and buildings on several Manhattan Beach blocks this evening. Girard Street, Hastings Street, and Irwin Street will not have water from approximately 4 p.m. to midnight. The DEP expects