BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The infamous Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn is welcoming back canoeists after years of extensive environmental remediation efforts. This milestone marks a significant step in the ...

A lawsuit filed last month reveals in gory detail the laundry list of putrid chemicals that for more than a century spilled into the Gowanus Canal, earning it the title of Superfund site and making it ...

The Gowanus Canal is a mysterious and oft-misunderstood waterway. Its waters are heavily polluted and its bed covered in a thick coating of old industrial sludge called “black mayonnaise.” In ...

Once a key artery of Brooklyn’s industrial boom, the Gowanus Canal became one of America’s most polluted waterways. Now, decades of toxic waste and urban neglect threaten its future—and New York’s ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In an Eyewitness News Exclusive report there is bad news for people who leave near one of the toxic waterways in New York. It's taken forever to clean up the polluted Gowanus Canal ...

Green Brooklyn links to an excellent Scienceline article that details the Gowanus Canal’s history of toxic pollution and gives an overview of current plans to clean up the waterway. Scientists are ...

The Gowanus Canal is a mysterious and oft-misunderstood waterway. Its waters are heavily polluted and its bed covered in a thick coating of old industrial sludge called “Black Mayonnaise.” In ...

The Gowanus Canal has lived many lives. Most recently, the 1.8 mile canal is known for its pollution: it was named a Superfund site in 2010, thanks to the oily sheen on its surface and ...

One of the city’s most historically polluted waterways could eventually become a swimming destination if state environmental officials get their way. The state Department of Environmental Conservation ...

On a cool December day in Brooklyn, New York, in 2014, a group of academic and citizen scientists set off onto one of the most polluted 3 km stretches of water in the US. They’d soon find a thriving ...

Students and teachers are learning more about the Gowanus Canal with the help of a robot researcher. The remote-controlled robot created by a team of researchers and students at the Polytechnic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — The infamous ...