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DOCUMERICA: the EPA’s photo documentary project from the 1970s

Photo: Frank J. Aleksandrowicz/NARA I didn’t know about this, but In Focus tells me that in the 1970s, the then-new government agency known as the Environmental Projection Agency (EPA) commissioned a documentary photo project to capture what new technologies and … Continue reading

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Newton Creek is now NYC's 2nd Superfund site

Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Oh, here’s some news for ya! Hot on the heels of that video of the Gowanus Canal being flooded with raw sewage comes word that Newton Creek (the other famous and highly polluted … Continue reading

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Video of raw sewage spilling into the Gowanus Canal

On September 16, 2010, New York City and its outer boroughs were hit with a severe thunderstorm that resulted in at least 1 tornado touching down in Brooklyn. The damage was pretty extensive in some areas causing downed trees, ruined … Continue reading

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Thought bubble on mental pollution

Smart Bubble Society created this video for Micah White and JunkThought.org to tell of the dangers of being constantly bombarded by advertisements that can pollute our mental state of mind. Micah White is the editor behind Adbusters, a global network … Continue reading

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Gowanus Canal named a government Superfund site

Photo: Andrea Mohin/The New York Times Some bad news coming out of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency this morning as it just named the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn a government Superfund site. For those who are unfamiliar, Superfund is the … Continue reading

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Albatross chicks die from plastic pollution in the North Pacific

Chris Jordan photographed these tragic albatross chicks who have perished from eating plastic garbage fed to them by their parents. The parents pick up the garbage from the polluted ocean surrounding the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. There are … Continue reading

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