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	DEC Contact: John Salka (518) 402-8000 PressOffice@dec.ny.gov April 19, 2023
MEDIA ADVSORY FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 20 New York State Media Availability Prior to Community Availability Session on Gowanus Canal Area Cleanup Sites
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold a media availability at 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, 2023, in Brooklyn on the investigation and cleanup of contaminated sites in Gowanus. DEC experts will update media ahead of Thursday's community availability session at 7 p.m. at the school. During the community availability session, DEC and the New York State Department of Health (DOH) will provide information about New York State’s comprehensive oversight of nearly 50 cleanup sites in the Gowanus Canal area through the Brownfield Cleanup and State Superfund programs. WHO: DEC Executive Deputy Commissioner Sean Mahar, DEC Director of Environmental Remediation Andrew Guglielmi, and other state and local officials. WHAT: Updates on New York State's Gowanus area-wide investigation and cleanup actions and preview that evening's community availabilty session WHERE: P.S. 372, 215 1^st Street, Brooklyn (near the Recreation Center entrance) WHEN: Thursday, April 20, at 6 p.m. For more information about the April 20 community availability session, go to https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/gowanusupdate0323.pdf ###

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MEDIA ADVSORY FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 20