New York's Most Polluted Waterway | New Town Creek

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Chapters:

00:00 - America's Largest Domestic Oil Spill: The Story of Newtown Creek
00:22 - Meet the Activist Swimming in America's Most Polluted Waterway
01:49 - The Geological History of Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn: The Formation of Newtown Creek
02:38 - How Native Americans Utilized Newtown Creek for Trade and Transportation
02:49 - Newtown Creek: The Colonists' Discovery and Early History
03:09 - Newtown Creek in the 1800s: Transformation and Industrialization
04:39 - The Pollution of Newtown Creek: How It Happened
05:54 - Newtown Creek Industries: What Was Happening on the Waterway
06:33 - How the Oil Industry Destroyed Newtown Creek's Ecosystem
07:59 - Newtown Creek's Role in World War II: A Vital Industrial Waterway
08:58 - The Great Fire That Ended Oil Refining at Newtown Creek
09:29 - When New York City Discovered the Extent of Pollution in Newtown Creek
10:12 - A Tour of Newtown Creek's Infrastructure: Past and Present
11:15 - Manufacturing Natural Gas and the Pollution of Newtown Creek
12:01 - Why Cleanup Efforts for Newtown Creek Seem Hopeless
13:24 - The State of Newtown Creek Today: Challenges and Opportunities for Restoration

Learn about the tragic story of America's largest domestic oil spill on Newtown Creek, and how it became one of the most polluted waterways in the country. Meet the environmental activist fighting for Newtown Creek's restoration and discover the creek's geologic history and how Native Americans used it for trade and transportation. Explore the early history and colonization of Newtown Creek and how it was transformed into an industrial waterway in the 1800s.

Discover the causes and consequences of Newtown Creek's pollution and the impact of the oil industry on the creek's ecosystem. Learn about the vital role Newtown Creek played during World War II and the great fire that ended oil refining at the creek. Find out when New York City discovered the extent of pollution in Newtown Creek and take a tour of the creek's infrastructure, past, and present.

Understand the manufacturing of natural gas and its impact on Newtown Creek and why its cleanup efforts seem hopeless. Finally, learn about the state of Newtown Creek today and the challenges and opportunities for restoration. Follow us for more environmental history and news.

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