Underreported Update: Newtown Creek Gets Superfund Status

from Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show · host New York Public Radio, WNYC

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency named Newtown Creek, the polluted industrial waterway that runs between Brooklyn and Queens, a Superfund site. On today’s Underreported Update, Katie Schmid, director of the Newtown Creek Alliance, explains what the designation will mean for the creek and the people who live nearby, and why it’s taken so long for any cleanup effort to begin.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Sep 30, 2010

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

NOW PLAYING

Underreported Update: Newtown Creek Gets Superfund Status

0:00 21:35

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show?

This episode is 21 minutes long.

When was this Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show episode published?

This episode was published on September 30, 2010.

Can I download this Underreported from WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!