Day: May 26, 2016

Gowanus Canal

Proposed agreement places Gowanus retention tank on private property, by George Fiala

The Gowanus Canal, separating Park Slope from Carroll Gardens, is one of the most polluted waterways in the United States. Over a century of heavy industrial use has left it with a highly toxic combination of coal tar as well as raw sewage deposits. It was added to the EPA’s Superfund list in 2010, which mandated the Federal Government to […]