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Why is New York still building on the waterfront?

Why is New York still building on the waterfront?

There are two simple reasons. One, it makes money. And two, people just love water.
How to get rid of 9,000 tons of toxic topsoil
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How to get rid of 9,000 tons of toxic topsoil

The ball fields of Red Hook, Brooklyn, were built on the site of a lead-smelting plant. Decades later, the cleanup begins.
He called out sick, then apologized for leaving this world
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He called out sick, then apologized for leaving this world

David S. Buckel, a nationally known civil rights lawyer, set himself on fire around dawn Saturday in Prospect Park. It was, according to his suicide letter, to make a statement about people protecting the environment.

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