00:00 - Americas Largest Domestic Oil Spill: The Story of Newtown Creek 00:22 - Meet the Activist Swimming in Americas 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 Creeks Ecosystem 07:59 - Newtown Creeks 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 Creeks 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 Americas 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 Creeks restoration and discover the creeks 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 Creeks pollution and the impact of the oil industry on the creeks 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 creeks 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.
» CREDIT Scriptwriter - Ryan Socash Editor - Patrycja Klimczuk Host - Ryan Socash
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