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Months-Long Closure of Major NYC Aqueduct Delayed a Year
A long-planned temporary shutdown of a leaking aqueduct that supplies about half of New York City’s drinking water will be pushed back a year, giving officials more time to prepare for the monthslong closure. The city has spent nine years working on a $1 billion bypass tunnel far beneath the Hudson River at Newburgh — about 45 miles north of New...
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Crews Still Work to Clear Massive Sewage Blockage in NYC Neighborhood
The New York City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection will hold an oversight hearing this Wednesday on the causes and response to a chaotic Thanksgiving weekend flood in South Ozone Park — a situation that both work crews and residents are still dealing with. Nearly 100 homes were damaged when a backup sent sewage into several homes, displacing hundreds of…
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Queens Neighborhood Still Deals With Foul Sewage Stench
Although there have been no more backups after a bypass system was installed in South Ozone Park, residents there are still left to deal with many of their possessions destroyed and the awful stench that remains. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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Environment Officials Move to Protect NJ Lighthouse Considered Among Most Vulnerable in Nation
The DEP said work will begin to protect the East Point Lighthouse with giant sand-filled fabric tubes to temporarily keep the waves at bay
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Murphy Commits New Jersey to Climate Change Resiliency Plan
On the seventh anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey’s governor committed the state to a far-reaching plan to deal with climate change and protect itself from future storms.
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State of the MTA Seven Years After Superstorm Sandy
MTA subway tunnels were badly damaged from the destructive storm, and it has taken the transit agency years just to come back from it — and their work still isn’t nearly done. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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New Jersey Denies Permits for Proposed 120-Mile Long Natural Gas Pipeline
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says his administration has rejected a proposed 120-mile long natural gas pipeline that would start in Pennsylvania and end in New Jersey.
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Document: NJ Tallies 160,000 Leads Pipes in First Inventory
New Jersey’s first attempt to put together a comprehensive inventory of the type of lead pipes that caused a drinking water crisis in the state’s biggest city is under way.
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NJ's Decision Deadline on Gas Pipeline Pushed Back a Month
New Jersey environmental regulators will have another month to decide whether to grant key permits to a company seeking to build a natural gas pipeline through New Jersey and New York.
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New Jersey Has Bought 700 Flood-Prone Houses — But None Along the Shore
New Jersey says it has bought its 700th home under a program to acquire and demolish houses in flood-prone areas — but nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy, not one of those purchases has been along the ocean.
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Most Newark Water Filters Working Better Than Expected
Of all the homes tested that were using water filters, tests showed nearly all were working properly and getting rid of the lead. But not all residents are convinced yet that the water is safe to drink. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.
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Newark Will Not Have to Expand Bottled Water Program
A group had sued the city of Newark, demanding that the free bottled water service be expanded to more people who were outside of the area whose water the city ruled to have dangerous levels of lead. A judge rejected the lawsuit on Friday. NBC 4 New York’s Michael George reports.
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Newark Does Not Have To Expand Free Bottled Water Program Amid Lead Crisis, Judge Rules
A judge in Newark has denied a group’s request that the city expand its program to receive free bottled water
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How To Tell If Your Home Has Lead Pipes
As Newark plans to swap out the toxic lead water pipes, homeowners can do a few simple tests to see if their plumbing pipes are made of a safe material like copper, or are lead and should be replaced. NBC 4 New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.
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City of Newark, Elected Officials Announce $120 Million Plan to Speed Up Replacing Lead Pipes
Elected officials in Newark announced a multi-million dollar program to put an end to the city’s lead crisis Monday.
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Lead Testing in Newark to Extend a Few More Weeks
Testing to see if city-issued filters are removing enough lead from Newark’s water will last a few more weeks
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300 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spill in Times Square Hotel Basement: FDNY
A 17-story Manhattan hotel experienced a fuel spill bigger than most spills of its kind — as 300 gallons of diesel fuel filled the basement, the FDNY says.
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New Jersey Warns: Don't Swim in Greenwood Lake — Don't Even Touch the Water
Swimming has been banned at another New Jersey lake due to the presence of an extensive harmful algal bloom.
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US to Reconsider if 3 Jersey Shore Towns Can Stay Without Dunes
After Superstorm Sandy whacked New Jersey, most shore towns had to build or rebuild protective sand dunes. But three areas got a pass.
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Ban on All Activity in Lake Hopatcong Still in Effect for July Fourth Holiday Weekend
New Jersey environmental officials say people still shouldn’t swim or do anything in Lake Hopatcong over the July Fourth weekend due to the presence of an extensive harmful algal bloom