Articles About Environment
EPA announces funds to fix water treatment for future storms
Pledge of $569 million follows report that 11 billion gallons of sewage flowed following Sandy ⧸ Full Story
Sandy stirs up trouble for city drinking water
Sediment in the water supply could ultimately force city to build costly filtration plant ⧸ Full Story
What cost Gowanus Canal cleanup?
The EPA has asked the city to build a $78 million solution to sewage pollution, but the public price tag for the Superfund site could be far higher ⧸ Full Story
Energy drink
New York City's newest power source could be its sewers and reservoirs ⧸ Full Story
Half a billion dollars in, state lags on promised energy savings
Cuomo administration concedes New York off track for 2015 green goal ⧸ Full Story
Can 15,000 trucks be good neighbors?
As city and Hunts Point produce wholesalers negotiate over the city's central market, the environmental future of the South Bronx hangs in the balance ⧸ Full Story
Sandy’s spawn
Floodwaters leave behind unwanted guests: billions of mold spores ⧸ Full Story
John Cori warned you
When Congress repeatedly stalled a study to shore up the Rockaways’ beaches, a local electrician decided his community couldn’t afford to wait for action any longer ⧸ Full Story
Gowanus floodwaters nontoxic, feds say (UPDATED)
EPA report caps two weeks of uncertainty after Superfund canal smeared Brooklyn neighborhood with sludge ⧸ Full Story
Don’t blame Irene
Many New Yorkers ignored evacuation orders as Sandy approached — but hurricane experts say past false alarms had little to do with it ⧸ Full Story
The art of bouncing back
What New York City can learn from from its history of fictional destruction and resurrection ⧸ Full Story
Just how much did Sandy pollute city waters?
The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has advised residents to avoid direct contact with the Hudson River, East River, New York Harbor, Jamaica Bay and Kill Van Kull until continued water quality testing by the Department of Environmental Protection deems it safe for recreational use. ⧸ Full Story
Predicting what’s next for Sandy
Tonight's developments will decide how swiftly city and region will recover from storm ⧸ Full Story
Sandy stormwatch
Real-time updates on Tropical Storm Sandy as it arrives in New York City ⧸ Full Story
‘Greener, Greater Buildings’ tally a rough pioneer experience
Missing data and unique New York City architecture pose challenges for the city's ambitious energy-savings plan ⧸ Full Story
Small spending makes big difference for pollution cleanup in Williamsburg
City brownfield grants contrast sharply with state tax credit spending ⧸ Full Story
Olympic orphans: Flushing Meadows lakes stagnate in wake of Games loss
Ambitious plans to dredge the lakes of Flushing Meadows Corona Park are an unsung casualty of New York City's lost 2012 bid ⧸ Full Story
City reservoirs and lakes turn bright colors from aquatic blooms
Aquatic plants that thrive in the summer sun have appeared with unexpected vigor this year ⧸ Full Story
Million Trees growth depends on future volunteers
It's up to neighbors to make sure city's new plantings survive hot summers and other cruelties of urban life ⧸ Full Story
How is your neighborhood caring for ‘Million Trees’?
The New York World has teamed up with Public Insight Network to deepen our reporting by putting questions to readers. We want to learn how newly planted trees are faring in your neighborhood. ⧸ Full Story