Enck

The next step is for the EPA to determine how it will clean the canal, and transform it into "a revitalized urban waterway," Enck said.

EPA: Gowanus Canal Is A Cancerous Stew Simon McCormack 2011

The next step is for the EPA to determine how it will clean the canal, and transform it into "a revitalized urban waterway," Enck said.

EPA: Gowanus Canal Is A Cancerous Stew Simon McCormack 2011

There, they met Judith Enck, then deputy secretary for the environment.

The Center for Public Integrity: Where regulators failed, citizens took action -- testing their own air The Center for Public Integrity 2011

Ms. Enck praised the possibility of a city contract to replace the lights without any upfront costs to the city.

City in a Deal for Removing School PCBs Devlin Barrett 2011

"If this was in an affluent city where thousands of people lived, I think there would have been more of a laser-like focus on this earlier," Enck said.

The Center for Public Integrity: Where regulators failed, citizens took action -- testing their own air The Center for Public Integrity 2011

Judith A. Enck, the EPA's administrator for the region that includes New York -- and a former top environmental official in the state -- said a larger lesson can be learned from the Tonwanda experience: Communities get cleaner air when people demand it.

The Center for Public Integrity: Where regulators failed, citizens took action -- testing their own air The Center for Public Integrity 2011

The vial was labeled mostly in Chinese and translated into "The Cat Be Unemployed," Ms. Enck said.

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"Just by the color and shape you could see why kids would be drawn to this," said Judith Enck , the regional administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, at a news conference with Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.

12 Charged With Sales of Illegal Pesticides Pervaiz Shallwani 2011

James-Creedon and Heaney made a strong impression on Enck, who was about to become the EPA's top official in the region.

The Center for Public Integrity: Where regulators failed, citizens took action -- testing their own air The Center for Public Integrity 2011

The latest results add a new sense of urgency to solving this problem in a rapid fashion,'' said Judith Enck , the EPA's regional administrator in New York.

City in a Deal for Removing School PCBs Devlin Barrett 2011