by CJ Haddad Since the earliest days of Greenpoint’s establishment as a shipbuilding hub and industrial landmark, the creek that’s helped power the region’s rise has been one of the most polluted waterways in the country. After over a decade of planning, lobbying and investigating, the Environmental Protection Agency officially has a plan to clean (part of) it up.
Project managers from the EPA presented their proposed plan alternatives to remove contaminated sediment from the polluted East Branch…
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