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Jan
29

Gowanus Canal Cleanup Begins

Gowanus Canal. Photo by Udi via Flickr. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/udi/8145783849/]GOWANUS — Today, the U.S. Environmental
3 min read
Oct
28
No CSO! Activists Evoke Gowanus Canal ‘Poonami’

No CSO! Activists Evoke Gowanus Canal ‘Poonami’

GOWANUS – In an effort to bring attention to the area’s Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) problem, activists marched at Thomas
5 min read
Jul
31
A Brief History Of The Bridges Over The Gowanus Canal

A Brief History Of The Bridges Over The Gowanus Canal

GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal is an anomaly. The new buildings and hip restaurants rising alongside it strike a stark contrast
4 min read
Jan
23
DEP Presents Tunnel Proposal To Gowanus Canal CAG

DEP Presents Tunnel Proposal To Gowanus Canal CAG

GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group [https://gowanuscag.org]’s (CAG) monthly meeting took place as scheduled Tuesday (January
8 min read
Nov
30
DEP Proposes Tunnel As Alternative To CSO Tanks For Gowanus Superfund

DEP Proposes Tunnel As Alternative To CSO Tanks For Gowanus Superfund

GOWANUS – The NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/home.shtml] (DEP) has proposed
4 min read
Oct
05
Union Street Bridge: DOT Seeking Public Input On Replacement Overpass

Union Street Bridge: DOT Seeking Public Input On Replacement Overpass

[UPDATED: Thursday, October 11, 2018, 10:00am] A spokesperson for DOT responded, “This project is in its initial phases. We
4 min read
Oct
04
City Proceeds With Acquiring 3 Gowanus Properties For CSO Tank Facility

City Proceeds With Acquiring 3 Gowanus Properties For CSO Tank Facility

GOWANUS – The Brooklyn Supreme Court gave the NYC Department of Environmental Protection [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/home/
4 min read
Sep
12
Watery Words: Poetry Reading On The Gowanus Canal

Watery Words: Poetry Reading On The Gowanus Canal

GOWANUS – For a second year in a row, the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club [http://www.gowanuscanal.org] and the Gowanus
3 min read
Jul
23
EPA Marks Final Phase Of Gowanus Canal Dredging Pilot

EPA Marks Final Phase Of Gowanus Canal Dredging Pilot

GOWANUS – During Monday morning’s intermittent rain, EPA Regional Administrator Peter Lopez, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, and Dan Wiley
7 min read
Jun
11
The Gowanus Challenge: Super Fun Race On Superfund Site

The Gowanus Challenge: Super Fun Race On Superfund Site

GOWANUS – Forget Belmont Stakes! Sixteen teams braved the waters of the Gowanus Canal on Saturday for a canoe race on
4 min read