BLACK RESIDENTS ON ONE OF THE BALCONIES OF THE ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES, A LOW INCOME HIGHRISE APARTMENT BUILDING IN CHICAGO. IT IS A COMPLEX OF 28 BUILDINGS LOCATED BETWEEN THE 3900 AND 5400 BLOCKS ON STATE STREET WITH 4,312 APARTMENTS HOUSING 25,220 PERSONS. A GOAL OF MANY RESIDENTS IS TO FIND A JOB THAT PAYS […]
ONE EXAMPLE OF LANDFILL IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. IS THIS SITE FOR BATTERY PARK CITY, A HUGE HOUSING COMPLEX. LANDFILL AND INCINERATION ARE ALTERNATIVES TO OCEAN DUMPING. BUT INCINERATION ADDS TO AIR POLLUTION AND LAND FILL NEEDS ADEQUATE OPEN LAND WHICH IS HARD TO FIND, AND IT IS ALSO MEANS A POTENTIAL DANGER OF POLLUTING […]
THE BRONX IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. TRANSPORTATION IN AN URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREA LIKE NEW YORK PRODUCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF ITS OWN. FREEWAYS SPRAWL ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE AND CUT THROUGH CITIES, ISOLATING ONE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM ANOTHER. THE AUTO MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIR POLLUTION, ONE OF THE MORE CRITICAL PROBLEMS OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH AFFECT […]
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE INTO MANHATTAN, NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION IN AN URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREA LIKE NEW YORK PRODUCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF ITS OWN. FREEWAYS SPRAWL ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE AND CUT THROUGH THE HEARTS OF CITIES ISOLATING ONE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM ANOTHER. THE AUTOMOBILE MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIR POLLUTION, ONE OF THE MORE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS […]
ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, PORT AUTHORITY. THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE WORLD. STRESS FACTORS AFFECTING THE BIGHT INCLUDE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS, COASTAL OVERDEVELOPMENT AND OCEAN DUMPING. HOWEVER, THEIR FULL AND COMBINED IMPACT UPON ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IS DIFFICULT […]
INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ON THE ARTHUR KILL RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. RIVERS WHICH FLOW THROUGH THE REGION CARRY RAW AND PARTIALLY DIGESTED SEWAGE, AND CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES INTO THE WATERS OF THE BIGHT. ACCUMULATION OF WASTES IN WATERS BORDERING THE BIGHT PRESENT ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL STRESSES TO […]
HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY IN THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA. LANDS ADJACENT TO THE BIGHT, RIVERS FLOWING INTO IT, AND BAYS AND ESTUARIES EDGING IT HAVE DIRECT IMPACT UPON THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE COASTAL WATERS. THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE […]
THE WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF THE WORLD. IT CREATES STRESS FACTORS FOR THE BIGHT INCLUDING AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS WHICH ARE NURSERIES FOR MARINE LIFE, COASTAL OVERDEVELOPMENT, AND OCEAN DUMPING OF MUNICIPAL AND […]
BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY. THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS IN THE WORLD. THE STRESS FACTORS AFFECTING THE BIGHT INCLUDE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS WHICH ARE NURSERIES FOR MARINE LIFE, COASTAL OVERDEVELOPMENT, AND OCEAN DUMPING OF MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES, 05/1974.
BAYONNE, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK HARBOR. THE RIVERS WHICH FLOW THROUGH THE NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REGION CARRY RAW AND PARTIALLY DIGESTED SEWAGE, AND CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES INTO THE WATERS OF THE BIGHT. ACCUMULATION OF THESE WASTES IN THE WATERS BORDERING THE BIGHT PRESENT ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL STRESSES TO ITS ENVIRONMENT, 06/1974.
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY IN THE LINDEN, NEW JERSEY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK ON THE ARTHUR KILL RIVER. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THIS COMPANY DUMPS BY PERMIT 3.5 MILLION GALLONS PER YEAR OF CHEMICAL WASTES INTO THE NEW YORK BIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEMICALS, INSECTICIDES AND SULFURIC ACID, 06/1974.
CONSTRUCTION RUBBLE IS LOADED ON BARGES IN THE EAST RIVER IN MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. IT WILL BE DUMPED AT A CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS DUMP SITE OFFSHORE IN THE NEW YORK BIGHT. SLUDGE IS DUMPED 12 MILES OFFSHORE, WASTE ACID 15 MILES AND CHEMICAL WASTES 106 MILES. DREDGE SPOILS AND DERELICT VESSELS ALSO ARE DISPOSED OF IN […]
MANHATTAN, NEW YORK. TRANSPORTATION IN AN URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREA LIKE NEW YORK PRODUCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF ITS OWN. FREEWAYS SPRAWL ACROSS THE LANDSCAPE AND CUT THROUGH THE HEARTS OF CITIES ISOLATING ONE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM ANOTHER. THE AUTOMOBILE MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIR POLLUTION, ONE OF THE MORE CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE BIGHT, 06/1974.
UPPER NEW YORK BAY WITH THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, IN THE BACKGROUND. NEW YORK BAY AND THE HUDSON RIVER ARE CONSIDERED PART OF THE BIGHT BECAUSE OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE WATERS. THE BIGHT INCLUDES 15,000 SQUARE MILES OF OCEAN WATERS AND THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COASTS OF NEW […]
ROCKAWAY BEACH, LONG ISLAND, PART OF THE HEAVILY DEVELOPED COAST BORDERING THE BIGHT. THE BIGHT INCLUDES 15,000 SQUARE MILES OF OCEAN WATERS AND THE CONTINENTAL SHELF OFF THE COASTS OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY. THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THE STRESS OF MAN’S ACTIVITIES HAS DISTURBED, IF NOT DAMAGED, THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE WHICH EXISTS IN […]
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. THE NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY METROPOLITAN REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST CONGESTED URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS OF THE WORLD. THE STRESS FACTORS AFFECTING THE BIGHT INCLUDE AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, DESTRUCTION OF WETLANDS COASTAL OVERDEVELOPMENT AND OCEAN DUMPING OF WASTES. THEIR FULL AND COMBINED IMPACT UPON ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IS […]
THE HACKENSACK RIVER IN NEW JERSEY WITH THE MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, SKYLINE IN THE DISTANCE. THE HACKENSACK AND OTHER RIVERS WHICH FLOW THROUGH NEW YORK METROPOLITAN REGION CARRY RAW AND PARTIALLY DIGESTED SEWAGE, AND CHEMICAL AND INDUSTRIAL WASTES INTO THE WATERS OF THE BIGHT. ACCUMULATION OF WASTES IN THESE WATERS IS ONE OF THE MOST […]
