The Gowanus CAG Land Use Committee has prepared a letter, following a technical review of agency records and vapor-intrusion research, seeking answers about continued volatile organic compounds (VOCs) detections in… Read more »
Committee: NYS DEC
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Calls for Creation of a “Gowanus Protection Framework”
At its June 23, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed a resolution calling for the creation of a Gowanus Protection Framework. The resolution, sent to the… Read more »
NYS DEC Public Meeting on Proposed Brownfield Cleanup of Public Place Site, Wednesday, March 25, 7 p.m.
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 »
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 »
Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group Resolution Asks NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to Amend Water Quality Classification to Strengthen Dissolved Oxygen Standard
At its January 27, 2026 general meeting, the Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group passed the following resolution asking the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to amend the… 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 November 11, 2025 Meeting of the Gowanus Canal CAG’s Land Use Committee
Attendees CAG Members: Louis Kleinman, LInda LaViolette, Andrea Parker, Jason Schwartzman, Erica Eliason, Joan Rodriguez, Peter Reich, Katia Kelly, Mark Yarish, Lisa Bowstead, Susan Yung & Steve Marcus Guests: Aaron… 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 »
Gowanus Canal Area-Wide Soil Vapor Intrusion Community Availability Session, Wednesday, October 8, 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) will hold a community availability session on Wednesday, October 8, from 7 p.m…. 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 »