A $500 million plan will focus on the decades-old toxic muck at the bottom of the canal, though nearby businesses are still being cited for sometimes treating the canal like a waste dump. Link:  Industry Still Churns, Even as Cleanup Plan Proceeds for a Canal ; ;Related ArticlesAs Cleanup Plan Is Set for Gowanus Canal, Violations ContinueAfter the Floods in Colorado, a Deluge of Worry About Leaking OilThe Texas Tribune: It’s Not the Rare Birds They Mind So Much. It’s the Watchdogs. ;

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Industry Still Churns, Even as Cleanup Plan Proceeds for a Canal