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New Twist in NY Twitching Disorder Mystery [PIX 11 Exclusive]
pix11.com | @pix11danAs doctors struggle to explain why more than a dozen girls in this town are suffering from Tourette's-like symptoms, new questions are swirling around the cleanup of a 40-year-old chemical spill that contaminated some of the local water supply. At...Tags: Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Pollution, Health and Safety at Work
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Chancellor Brushes Off Contaminated Schools Report
pix11.comThere is nothing a parent would not do to protect his or her child. "My life is his life now," said father Timothy Harrell while standing on the steps of City Hall Wednesday, chanting for change. Harrell's 10-year-old son goes to a New York City...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), New York City, Education, Schools, Public Schools
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Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani On Special News CloseUp
PIX11's Marvin Scott sat down with NYC former mayor Rudy Giuliani for a very special News CloseUp. Watch it on PIX11 Saturday at 6:30 PM and again Sunday at 6:00 AM.
Here are some excepts from that exclusive interview.
ON TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11: ...Tags: Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, Defense, Rudy Giuliani, History
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NYC Cooling Centers Open For Hottest Day Of The Summer
From the Office of Emergency Management:
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for New York City through 9 PM Tuesday, July 12. While temperatures are expected to reach into the low 90s, the combination of heat and humidity will make it...Tags: Environmental Politics, Fatigue, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Lungs and Airways, Physical Conditions
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Toxic PCBs Found In Bushwick School
pix11.comAt Public School 45 in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the latest Environmental Protection Agency tests show the highest levels of leaking PCB’s since they started a round of testing in city schools this year. The test at PS 45 found up to 660 thousand...Tags: Environmental Politics, Hormones and Metabolism, Regional Authority, Politics, Health and Safety at School
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Water Contaminated With Carcinogens On LI
wpix.comA massive underground plume of cancer causing carcinogens is moving straight toward Massapequa's drinking water. "We don't want it to enter our water supply," Water Commissioner John Caruso told PIX 11 News. The plume was caused by cleaning fluids and...Tags: Long Island, Water, Natural Resource Industry, Water Supply
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Toxic Newtown Creek About to Get Cleaned Up
Staff reporterFilthy Newtown Creek is about to get a lot cleaner. The 3.8 mile waterway that separates Queens and Brooklyn was named a federal super fund site today, giving people on both sides reason to smile. "This part is already developing gradually but slowly. I...Tags: Travel, Bodies of Water, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Greenpoint
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Toxic City Creek About to Get A Major Cleanup
wpix.comFilthy Newtown Creek is about to get a lot cleaner. The 3.8 mile waterway that separates Queens and Brooklyn was named a federal superfund site Monday, giving people on both sides reason to smile. "This part is already developing gradually but slowly,"...Tags: Travel, Environmental Politics, Bodies of Water, Greenpoint, New York
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NYC Urges Residents To Run Water After Traces of Lead Found
New Yorkers are being told to run their taps for 30 seconds before drinking water, cooking with it or using it to make baby formula after tests showed elevated lead levels in some older buildings.
The city Department of Environmental Protection said...Tags: Environmental Politics, Water, Washington (U.S. state), Medical Procedures and Tests, Blood
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Geese That Forced Plane's Hudson River Landing Still Flying Near JFK Runways
Associated Press WriterA year and a half after Canada geese forced an airliner to splash down in the Hudson River, officials are rounding them up in almost every part of the city -- but flocks are still free to take off around John F. Kennedy International Airport. The wild...Tags: Government, Environmental Politics, Disasters, Long Island, New York City
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Starbucks: It's Not Easy Being Green
Starbucks locations around the city keep tap water running throughout the day, following a company policy that environmental advocates decry as wasteful. The coffee shops keep a small sink device called a "dipper well" running to keep utensils used by...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Environmental Politics, Companies and Corporations, Lifestyle and Leisure, New York
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Tight Race For NJ Governor Office
wpix.comThe polls are open Tuesday and it's a dead heat between the two major party candidates for the New Jersey governor's office, and the deciding factor may be the turnout for the independent candidate. Democratic incumbent Governor Jon Corzine's campaign...Tags: Government, Environmental Politics, Regional Authority, Local Elections, Polls
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