oil spill

The pollutants, primarily chlorinated solvents and petrochemicals derived from carbon, were first discovered in 2005 by Exxon Mobil and the New York State Department of Transportation as part of a separate cleanup in Greenpoint.

A 'safety zone' has been put into place on the river as the Coast Guard works to clean up the spill.

A new map lays out the terrible truth.

A cargo tank on a barge at Mays Ship Repair in Staten Island has reportedly begun to leak into the water.

“Our belief has always been that it’s better to cooperate and try to restore the Gulf Coast, because that’s where we want to operate."

On top of everything else Hurricane Sandy brought to the New York region what's 336,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into our waters?

The National Frid was replace a gas main when something when wrong and "1,100 gallons of a petroleum-cement mixture spilled into the basin."

Penguin Service Announcement! The penguins need you, New York knitters.

It's been some time since we checked in on how the Gulf

Kayaking on idyllic Newtown Creek, which is now forbidden! (elderata_2001's Flickr)