DEC Contact: Jeff Wernick (518) 402-8000 August 02, 2023
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DEC TO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO SHARE PROGRESS OF STATEWIDE COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING INITIATIVE |
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Opportunities for Public Input and Review of Work Underway in Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda, Rochester, Syracuse, the Capital Region, Mount Vernon/Yonkers/New Rochelle, Brooklyn, Queens, and Hempstead/New Cassel/Roosevelt/Uniondale/Westbury
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced eight meetings to provide progress updates for communities participating in the statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative launched in 2022. The meetings will provide information to help DEC target strategies to reduce air pollution in these communities, including the greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change, to help achieve the goals of the State's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. This next round of meetings will continue DEC’s efforts to gather community input in targeting emission sources and future strategies to reduce air pollution. Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda
Syracuse
Mount Vernon/Yonkers/New Rochelle
Rochester
Queens
Brooklyn
Capital Region
Hempstead/New Cassel/Roosevelt/Uniondale/Westbury
Update meetings on the fourth quarter of monitoring data for all 10 communities involved in this initiative are being planned for later this year. For more information about the Community Air Monitoring Initiative, visit the DEC website at https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/125320.html. Interpreter services shall be made available to deaf persons, and translator services shall be made available to persons with limited English proficiency, at no charge for either service, upon written request. Requests should be received 10 calendar days before each meeting, but DEC will make every effort to fulfill requests received closer to the meeting date. Requests can be directed to the NYSDEC Office of Communication Services, either by mail to NYSDEC, Office of Communication Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-4500, by telephone (518) 402-8044, or by e-mail to language@dec.ny.gov. |
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