Health and Environment
City Sewage Plan Faces Obstacles, Questions
Jake Mooney |
Advocates praise the motives behind New York’s plan to reduce the amount of sewage released untreated into its waterways. But they’re worried about the details.
Even more than sewer overflows, routine emissions from water pollution control plants are a hazard to Jamaica Bay's health.
Advocates praise the motives behind New York’s plan to reduce the amount of sewage released untreated into its waterways. But they’re worried about the details.
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