The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) will hold a public meeting at P.S. 32 at 420 Union Street in Carroll Gardens on Wednesday, March 25th, at 7:00… Read more »
Committee: Manufactured Gas Plants
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Asks NYSDEC to Reject Proposed Amendment to Brownfield Cleanup Agreement for Citizens MGP Site and Place Site Parcels I, II & III into the NYS Superfund Program
At its February 24, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution asking the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to take certain… Read more »
Minutes of the January 6, 2026 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees CAG Members: Hildegaard Link, Louis Kleinman, Katia Kelly, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Lisa Bowstead, Erica Eliason, Jason Schwartzman, Alexandra Dadourian, Joseph Alexiou, Susan Yung, Peter Reich, Andrea Parker, Margaret Maugenest &… Read more »
Minutes of the October 7, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees CAG Members: Steve Marcus, Susan Yung, Katia Kelly, Alexandra Dadourian-Nelson, Jason Schwartzman, Erica Eliason, Peter Reich, Mark Yarish & Lisa Bowstead Guests: Aaron Kaufman & Irene Baker Agenda Items… Read more »
Consolidated Q & A from EPA Region 2 on Community Questions regarding the Gowanus Canal Superfund Cleanup
The EPA has compiled answers to questions asked by the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group and other community members on a wide range of topics pertaining to the Superfund cleanup… Read more »
Minutes of the October 8, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees CAG Members: Diane Buxbaum, Hildegaard Link, Peter Reich, Joan Salome-Rodrguez, Susan Yung, Katia Kelly, Lisa Bowstead Guests: Brian Carr, Alex Gregor, Aaron Kaufman, Theo Hirsch The Committee discussed the… Read more »
Minutes of the September 10, 2024 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG Land Use Committee
Attendees: (listed in order of appearance) CAG Members: Andrea Parker, Hildegaard Link, Erica Eliason, Peter Reich, Linda LaViolette, Joan Salome-Rodriguez, Susan Yung, Lisa Bowstead, Louis Kleinman Guests: Brian Carr, Alex Gregor,… 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 Response to Gowanus CAG Resolution Requesting a New Assessment of the Citizens MGP Site
On November 3, 2021, US EPA Region 2 Superfund and Emergency Management Division Director Pat Evangelista responded to the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group’s resolution requesting a new site assessment… Read more »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Requesting that EPA Conduct a Revised Assessment of Contamination at the Citizens MGP Site
At its September 28, 2021 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution requesting that EPA conduct a new assessment of chemical contamination at the Citizens… Read more »