Tag: New York
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The Toxic ‘Blank Spots’ of Niagara Falls
CityLab visual storyteller Ariel Aberg-Riger dives into the promises of Niagara Falls, New York’s Chemical Age, and the destruction it has left behind. The region’s “chemical genies” of the early 20th century were heralded as reaching into the future to create a more abundant life for all. Instead, they deprived future generations of their health…
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A Broke, and Broken, Flood Insurance Program
Photo: David Clutter in front of his home in Long Beach, N.Y. After Hurricane Sandy, he had to take out a third mortgage to repair the foundation because the National Flood Insurance Program denied his claim. Greg Miller for The New York Times In August, when Hurricane Harvey was bearing down on Texas, David Clutter…
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What About Lead?
Since 2014, and the crisis that rocked the community of Flint, Mich., lead in drinking water has been a topic thrust into the headlines and the minds of millions of Americans. Due to the introduction of highly acidic water from the Flint River and insufficient water-treatment techniques, children who consumed this lead-tainted water had 46…
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New data shows toxic chemicals in NYC tap water
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Wikimedia Commons/ Darwin Bell New York City praises the quality of its tap water as "world-renowned," but a new trove of data tells a bit of a different story. Earlier this week, nonprofit organization Environmental Working Group released a database detailing the toxic chemicals that are present in drinking water systems across the…
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Map of New York seascape reveals a wildlife treasure trove
Text and illustration © National Geographic/Wildlife Conservation Society. Just in time for World Oceans Day, the new map displays a stunning diversity of marine life, including one of the most endangered whales on the planet. When New Yorkers think of incredible marine life, most of them do not think of that as something happening in…
