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Laurence Harbor, New Jersey waterfront with an EPA public health hazard sign and a person in a red shirt and white pants standing behind a fence that restricts access to the beach.

Proposed Settlement For Clean Up and Restoration From Hazardous Waste Releases at Raritan Bay Slag Superfund Site, New Jersey

The banks of Raritan River, New Jersey.

Pollution Settlement Finalized to Restore Wetlands, Floodplains, and Riverbanks along the Raritan River in New Jersey
a view of a river with colorful leaves in the foreground and green trees on the riverbanks

Trustees Seek Public Comment on a Draft Restoration Plan for the American Cyanamid Site in New Jersey
Cornell_Dubilier Headgates Dam shown from downstream facing west bank

Cornell-Dubilier Final Restoration Plan Includes Dam Removals, Habitat Restoration, Recreation: 20 Projects in Total
Industrial facilities line the Lower Passaic River.

Restoration Plan Calls for New Riverfront Park Project Along the Lower Passaic River
Graphic showing proposed development of the East Newark Riverfront Natural Resource Restoration Project (Credit: BASF)

East Newark Riverfront Park
Aerial view of a culvert replacement on Crooked Creek on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula

Restoring Rivers to Reverse Impacts from Pollution
Three small fish in a tank,

Two Draft Study Plans for Fish at Diamond Alkali Superfund Site in New Jersey Released
Headgates Dam shown from downstream facing west bank

Cornell-Dubilier Superfund Site Trustees Release a Draft Assessment and Restoration Plan for Public Comment
Scientific illustration of a white perch fish.

Draft Study Plan for Fish Injuries at Diamond Alkali Site in New Jersey Released
A white crane wades in the Passaic River in New Jersey. Chemical tanks line the shore behind it.

Draft Restoration Plan Released, Proposing Riverfront Park Project Along the Lower Passaic River
Heavy machinery excavates near where the Delaware River converges with the Cooper River

$700,000 Approved to Support New Jersey Habitat Restoration and Public Access Project
Aerial view of the Cramer Hill Park habitat and recreation restoration site. Photo: State of New Jersey

Draft Amendment to the Presidente Rivera 1996 Restoration Plan Released for Public Comment
Recreational anglers fish off a boat in the Brandywine River. Credit TCDavis.

Athos Oil Spill Trustees Approve Delaware Boat Ramp Project
Woman in construction hat in foreground with river, bird, and industrial buildings in the background.

Two Draft Study Plans for Fish and Birds at Diamond Alkali Site in New Jersey Released
Woman in a vest and hard hat stands at the edge of a river with industrial site in background.

Final Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for Diamond Alkali Site in New Jersey Released

An angler casts from a boat on the Brandywine River, near a proposed boat ramp project in Wilmington, Delaware.

Athos Oil Spill Trustees Seek Comments on Proposed Delaware Boat Ramp Project Replacement
A hydrographic survey launch from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson in New York Harbor. Image credit:NOAA

Spotlight on the Northeast: The Hudson-Raritan Estuary, an Urban Ecosystem on the Rebound
As part of the proposed restoration for St. Louis River Interlake, non-native cattail, seen here, will be removed and replaced with native emergent wetland species such as the culturally important wild rice.

2017 Accomplishments Restoring our Nation's Coasts after Industrial Pollution

Contamination in water, river and bay bottom sediment, wetland, and shoreline habitats poses risks to invertebrates, fish, and wildlife.

EPA Secures Funding to Cleanup the Passaic River

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First responders set out oil sorbent pads and boom on Prall’s Island in the days following the spill.

Exxon Bayway
South Branch Creek and Piles Creek are tidal tributaries that discharge to the Arthur Kill, a tidal strait located between New Jersey and Staten Island.

Piles Creek
Hudson River shoreline looking south from a location just upriver. Contamination found within and below the river sediments shown in this photo.

Quanta Resources Corporation
Electronic parts and components, including capacitors, were manufactured and transformer oils were tested at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Inc. facility from 1936 through 1962.

Cornell-Dubilier Electronics
Use of public beaches for recreation is restricted by contamination at the Raritan Bay Slag site.

Raritan Bay Slag
The American Cyanamid site sits on the banks of the Raritan River.

American Cyanamid
Berry's Creek Canal looking east towards Manhattan Island.

Berry’s Creek Watershed