What: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6, to provide progress updates for the Manhattan community, a participant in the 2022-23 Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative.

Mobile air monitoring started in July 2022 in the first four of 10 areas, the Bronx, Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda area, Capital Region, and Manhattan. The initiative will help DEC identify sources of air pollution and climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions in these communities.

At the meeting, DEC will provide an update on the progress of data collection to date, provide examples of how emission sources can be detected with this technology, as well as how DEC will analyze the data for each of the pollutants. The results of the statewide initiative will be shared once data is validated at the end of the year-long effort. DEC will also discuss a proposal to create community advisory committees in each area to facilitate ongoing engagement throughout the study period.

Visit the DEC website for more information about the year-long community air monitoring initiative.

When: Tuesday, Dec.6, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Where:  Virtual Meeting

Link to join meeting via WebEx: https://meetny.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/meetny/meeting/download/c4b42223873f4df4a1ecec683a6bd034?siteurl=meetny&MTID=mfdd7159d8d7dcff0cb30892dc32f0bcc

Meeting Number: 1615 47 0749 Meeting Password: PZiVJrXj632

Call In Number to join by phone only: 518-549-0500

For more information about the Community Air Monitoring Initiative, visit the DEC website.