{"id":2,"date":"2015-03-24T20:17:28","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T20:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2015-05-14T22:22:44","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T02:22:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/","title":{"rendered":"Undercurrents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row \"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"margin-none margin-md margin-xl color-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Brooklyn&#8217;s Coolest Superfund<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-105  alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/BK-Coolest-Superfund.jpg\" alt=\"BK Coolest Superfund\" width=\"257\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/BK-Coolest-Superfund.jpg 400w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/BK-Coolest-Superfund-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Gowanus Canal does not elicit the fondest reactions. This\u00a01.8 mile body of water, tucked between the Brownstones of southwest Brooklyn is one of the dirtiest waterways in the country. Its waters are polluted with toxic industrial chemicals, indissolvable fossil fuels, and raw human\u00a0sewage. It garnered names like\u00a0Lavender Lake and Perfume Creek over the years,\u00a0due to its\u00a0oily sheen and former pungent smell,\u00a0which \u00a0kept most at a sharp distance from its ominous banks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">But today, after more than a century of these conditions, a clean up for the Gowanus Canal is finally\u00a0underway. In\u00a02010,\u00a0the Environmental Protection Agency designated\u00a0the Gowanus Canal a Superfund site, putting it under the control of the federal government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">And the clean up couldn&#8217;t come at a more critical time. \u00a0Brooklyn is growing rapidly\u00a0with an influx of residents, businesses, and developments flooding the\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">borough. And with it, interest in Gowanus is steadily on the rise,\u00a0too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-478 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/HomePage-1024x903.jpeg\" alt=\"HomePage\" width=\"584\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/HomePage-1024x903.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/HomePage-300x265.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/projects.nyujournalism.org\/undercurrents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/HomePage.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>That fact is not\u00a0\u00a0welcomed by everyone\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0and a community debate is growing.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0The neighborhood went from one that was mostly overlooked and untouched, to one that has become the target for new development, spurring a lot of debate within the community. Some of this is fueled by a range of unanswered questions about the future of the neighborhood. It is unclear how long the Superfund cleanup will take and exactly how its proposed goals will be accomplished. In the meantime, it remains uncertain exactly what the environment can sustain as more people make their way into Gowanus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Today, the community is at a sharp crossroads about what to do about the Gowanus Canal. Many staunchly oppose the idea of development along the canal, especially residential properties, before it has been cleaned of its slew of toxins and raw sewage. Others believe that the shores of the Gowanus have remained abandoned long enough. They don\u2019t want to wait another decade or so to begin developing properties and recreating the face of the canal which has for so long been overlooked. These contrasting visions often pit the key players \u2013 members of the community, the local politicians and those eager to develop in the neighborhood \u2013 at harsh\u00a0odds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Until a middle ground can be reached, the future of the Gowanus Canal remains as murky as<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>its waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brooklyn&#8217;s Coolest Superfund &nbsp; The Gowanus Canal does not elicit the fondest reactions. This\u00a01.8 mile body of water, tucked between the Brownstones of southwest Brooklyn is one of the dirtiest waterways in the country. Its waters are polluted with toxic industrial chemicals, indissolvable fossil fuels, and raw human\u00a0sewage. 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