Please join us for our October 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, October 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., conducted via Zoom video conference. In order to join the meeting,… Read more »
Posts By: Eric McClure
NYS DEC Public Availability Session, Tuesday, October 3, 7:00 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has scheduled a community availability session on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at PS 372, 512 Carroll… Read more »
Next Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group General Meeting: Tuesday, September 26, 7:00 p.m.
Please join us for our September 2023 General Meeting, on Tuesday, September 26, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (please note this is one half-hour later than normal), conducted via… Read more »
Minutes of the September 15, 2023 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Administrative Committee
The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s Administrative Committee met via Zoom conference on Friday, September 15, at 3:00 p.m. Committee members attending:Katia KellyLouis KleinmanRita Miller The committee discussed five membership… Read more »
NYS DEC Community Update, September 2023
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a new community update regarding Brownfield and State Superfund cleanup activities around the Gowanus Canal. The update includes information on… Read more »
NYSDEC Response to CAG Questions Regarding Coal Tar Migration, Air Monitoring, a Hydrology Study, and more
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued a response to the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group last month to a letter sent in March by the CAG’s Land… Read more »
EPA Takes Steps to Address Low Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Gowanus Canal While Flushing Tunnel is Offline
EPA Region 2’s Joel Singerman sent the following note to the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group today regarding efforts to address low dissolved oxygen levels in the canal while the… Read more »
Letter to NYSDEC Requesting Indoor Air-Monitoring Equipment for Buildings Near Gowanus Canal State Brownfield and Superfund Sites
Following our July General Meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group wrote to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation requesting that the state provide indoor air-monitoring equipment to… Read more »
EPA Appoints Three New Remedial Project Managers to Supervise Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup
Following the retirement of long-time Gowanus Canal Remedial Project Manager Christos Tsiamis in June, EPA Region 2 has announced the appointment of three individuals to succeed him in supervising the… Read more »
Missed our July General Meeting? You can view video recordings of all our recent meetings on our Vimeo page.
If you were unable to join us on Zoom for our July 2023 general meeting, you can view the video recording of the meeting – as well as recordings of… Read more »