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nypost.com - 7/20/2009
GOWANUS HAS FARM CHARM
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> She's living the country life in Brooklyn -- next to the toxic, rat-infested Gowanus Canal. Rose Unes, who grew up on a Minnesota farm, is raising chickens in the back yard of her Carroll Street home, a half-block from the waterway that's been...
waterwire.net - 7/17/2009
Home | Waterfront Alliance
— waterwire.net — Clean & Green: Gowanus Canal Clean-Up Saturday, July 25, 2009 (Rain date: July 26, 2009) Join the... Gowanus Canal Conservancy at our monthly clean-ups along the banks of the Gowanus Canal! All volunteer efforts will help the NYC Parks Department's ... (more) Home | Waterfront Alliance

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Whole (Foods) truth: Said it scrapped Gowanus plan - but will still build
nydailynews.com - 7/20/2009
Whole (Foods) truth: Said it scrapped Gowanus plan - but will still build
— nydailynews.com — Days after a Whole Foods spokeswoman told the Daily News the chain was calling off plans to... open a store along the polluted Gowanus Canal, officials are now saying they will build on the toxic site - someday. (more) Whole (Foods) truth: Said it scrapped Gowanus plan - but ...

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brooklyneagle.com - 7/20/2009
House Approves FundsFor Gowanus Study
— brooklyneagle.com — GOWANUS — On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved $300,000 in federal resources for the U.S.... Army Corps of Engineers study currently underway at the Gowanus Canal and Bay. The funding will be used to continue the environmental evaluation (more) House Approves FundsFor Gowanus Study

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