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If not for the occasional metal pipe sticking out of the ground—and methane-capture facilities off in the distance—Freshkills Park could almost pass for the natural habitat it used to be. Geese strut ...

While the first stage of clean-up efforts takes place at Ground Zero in Manhattan, a second phase is underway at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. Fresh Kills had stopped accepting waste for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Diverse wildlife habitat. Acres of hilly grasslands. Creeks for kayaking and meadow trails for hiking and biking. This vibrant landscape at the edge of New York City was once Fresh ...

The apparent snub of former Borough President Guy Molinari wasn't the only bit of controversy surrounding the recent pomp and circumstance on the 10th anniversary of the closing of the Fresh Kills ...

In less than two years, Staten Island's Fresh Kills landfill, the last in New York City, will close. Creating an alternative system that will manage the post-Fresh Kills disposal of the 13,000 tons of ...

Family members of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center are pressing state lawmakers to pass a law that would require the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to ...

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Efforts to turn what was once the largest landfill site in the world into a public park hit a milestone Sunday with the opening of the first section open to the public, New York City officials said.