{"id":16764,"date":"2026-08-06T16:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/?p=16764"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T20:29:55","slug":"gowanus-cag-land-use-committee-letter-to-nysdec-and-nysdoh-re-ps-372-vapor-intrusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowanuscag.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/06\/gowanus-cag-land-use-committee-letter-to-nysdec-and-nysdoh-re-ps-372-vapor-intrusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Gowanus CAG Land Use Committee Letter to NYSDEC and NYSDOH re: PS 372 Vapor Intrusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">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 the P.S. 372 Annex cellar. 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