The ExxonMobil spill, which happened in 1950 along the 31/2-mile creek, may be as large as 30 million gallons of oil instead of earlier estimates of 17 million, according to a report released yesterday by the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Brooklyn Oil Spill Much Larger Than Originally Thought
September 13, 2007 - A new study of the nation's largest oil spill - at Newtown Creek on the Brooklyn-Queens border - found it's much larger that originally anticipated, is being cleaned up too slowly and raises serious questions about area residents' health risks.
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