Polluted from both its industrial past and the city's present-day sewer system, community leaders have pushed for years to get Coney Island Creek included on either New York State or the federal government's Superfund lists. But it hasn't been easy.
(NEXSTAR) - More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted - or are at risk of becom.
More than 1,100 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted – or are at risk of becoming so polluted – that they have been deemed a national cleanup priority.
(NEXSTAR) - More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted - or are at risk of becom.