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Congresswoman Velázquez: "Make The Right Decision And Designate Gowanus Canal A Superfund Site."
Thank You, Congresswoman Velázquez!I am sure most of you have seen this op-ed piece by Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez which appeared in the Daily News Brooklyn section on Tuesday, but just in case you have not, I am posting it here.Velázquez has be...
On Tuesday, WNYC\'s "All Things Considered" Airs Host Amy Edding\'s Report On Gowanus Canal Superfunding
Don't miss it!WNYC's 'All Things Considered' Host/Reporter Amy Eddings has been working on a piece on the proposed Superfund listing of the Gowanus Canal. The report will air tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 8th. The exact time has not been determined,...
No Listing Announcement, But Lots Of Science (Sans Politics) At EPA\'s Informational Meeting Regarding Gowanus Canal
Team EPA Region 2Walter Mugdan, EPA District 2 DirectorChristos Tsiamis, Remedial Project Manager for the Gowanus CanalNatalie Loney, EPA Community Involvement CoordinatorIf many in the audience at P.S. 32 last night thought that the EPA was going to...
EPA Releases First Of Hopefully Many Gowanus Canal Updates
True to their word, the EPA is keeping the public informed about the Gowanus Canal work that they are currently undertaking. The first update has just been sent around to the community by Natalie Loney, EPA Community Involvement Coordinator. Acc...
Reminder: Please Attend Thursday\'s Important Meeting About The Gowanus Canal
PLEASE ATTEND THIS IMPORTANT MEETINGABOUT THE GOWANUS CANALThursday, December 3, 2009from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PMin the auditorium ofP.S. 32located at 317 Hoyt Street BECAUSE THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAND OF THIS COMMUNITY MATTERS!For Home Page, click ...
EPA To Hold Public Informational Meeting Regarding Gowanus Canal Superfund Listing
The Carroll Gardens and Gowanus Canal communities will have a chance to hear directly from the Environmental Protection Agency on the proposed listing of the Gowanus Canal on the National Priority List as a Superfund site.This will be an informationa...
River Keeper Action Alert: Superfund Designation For Gowanus Canal, Now!
River Keeper, New York’s #1 clean water advocate, has sent the following action alert regarding the Gowanus Canal to its New York email list. River Keeper's support for the listing of the polluted waterway as an EPA Superfund site has been inval...
Velázquez Urges Superfund Designation for Gowanus Canal And Newtown Creek
****News Flash**** “Securing a healthy environment for New York City families is the single most important factor in choosing a course of action for cleaning both the Gowanus Canal and Newtown Creek." Nydia VelázquezCongresswoman Nydia Velázque...
We Are The People....A Letter To Senators Schumer And Gillibrand Regarding The Gowanus Canal Clean-Up
credit: guest photographer Max KellySometimes, the voices of the people get drowned out in the storm of greed and politics. But when these voices join together to speak as one, they just might make a loud enough roar to create a wave of change.Poli...
Another Long Time Gowanus Resident Writes Letter To EPA\'s Lisa Jackson
In the last week, Gowanus/ Carroll Gardens area residents have written letters to the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator, Lisa Jackson, urging her to uphold her agency's integrity by keeping politics out of the decision-making process. ...
Local Resident Writes To EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
Yankee, the dogLast week, I posted a letter I wrote to the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator, Lisa Jackson. I was prompted by reports that Mayor Bloomberg is lobbying against the Superfund Designation of the Gowanus Canal in Washingto...
Please Help Get Bloomberg Politics Out Of The Gowanus Canal Clean-Up!
If you read my post yesterday, about Michael Bloomberg's efforts to lobby against the EPA Superfund designation for the Gowanus Canal , you know how peeved I am at the mayor. Though most Carroll Gardens/Gowanus Waterfront residents testified in favor...
Bloomberg Still Pushing His Gowanus Greenwashing Plan Over EPA Environmental Science
photo credit: Laphoto1on Flickr"Put simply, if we treat the Earth over the next forty years the same way we did over the previous forty, the planet will be in serious peril that we will not be able to reverse."From Michael Bloomberg's campaign web s...
Congratulations To Brad Lander And A Small Reminder...
Someone told me once that in politics, there are no yesterdays, only tomorrows. With that in mind, I congratulate Brad Lander for winning the democratic nomination in the 39th Council District, which includes Carroll Gardens and a big part of the G...
