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Willis Elkins, program manager for the Newtown Creek Alliance, at a CSO outfall on Newtown Creek. (Photo by the New York Times)
A new public outreach campaign is being rolled out in New York City aimed at reducing combined sewer overflows. As is typically the case, turning educational outreach into actual results could prove to be challenging, though the message is simple: Wait.
Areas of Brooklyn and...