Floating along Newtown Creek while reflecting on water pollution

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Sean Carlson
WNYC News | Apr 22, 2023

As part of a special Earth Day broadcast, "All Things Considered" is taking the show to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to explore its industrial past and efforts to remediate the area. To prepare, WNYC host Sean Carlson and an environmentalist took a boat tour along Newtown Creek, one of the country's most polluted waterways, which also cuts through some of the trendiest neighborhoods in New York City.

Read the full article and see the photos on Gothamist.com.

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