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Remediation

People Movers

Road Warrior

In the Bronx, a parks steward and activist takes on the campaign of a lifetime.

Building Out of a Tight Spot

An architect faces New York City's housing crisis and climate crisis, one building at a time.

Cleaning Up?

Remediation as Industrial Succession: Powerhouse Arts

Capturing Change

Extra Terrestrial

From Freshkills Park's photographer-in-residence, portraits of another world in formation

Cleaning Up?

A Resilience Workshop

A long-term, community-based project brings critical knowledge about risks of contamination and engages local industries as partners in preparedness in the wake of Sandy. But extreme weather is not the only threat to vulnerable businesses.

Cleaning Up?

Getting to Zero

Banned from residences for more than half a century, lead paint still poisons thousands of children a year in New York City. Who is responsible for ensuring healthy homes for all?

Cleaning Up?

Concentrated Cleanup

Since 2009, New York City has been incentivizing private cleanup of contaminated sites. Who benefits?

Cleaning Up?

Remediation as Grassroots Biorepair: Smiling Hogshead Ranch

Cleaning Up?

Remediation as Interspecies Collaboration: Community Oyster Reef at Coney Island Creek

Cleaning Up?

Seed Money

After a historic oil spill and an unprecedented financial settlement, a Brooklyn community oversees its ecological repair.