Crotons, like many other variegated plants, need bright light to develop their most intense leaf colors. Show them the sun, ...

A DEP study shows salt levels in the Croton reservoir, which supplies 10 percent of NYC's water supply, have tripled in 30 ...

The Department of Environmental Protection pointed to wastewater treatment plant discharges and private water softening systems as other main contributors to high salt levels in the Croton System.

A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by ...

NEW YORK - The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to ...

A major Hudson Valley reservoir serving NYC, Westchester, and Putnam has seen salt levels triple—which could render water ...

The Croton system dates back to 1842 ... Road salt is considered a main driver of the increase, along with sewage treatment plant discharges and water softeners. Millions of tons of rock salt ...

At the current pace, chloride levels in the New Croton Reservoir, located in Croton-on-Hudson ... which is not currently used in the city’s filtration plants. State Senator Pete Harckham warned, “Once ...