DEC Contact: Haley Viccaro (518) 402-8000 March 14, 2023
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DEC TO HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON COMMUNITY AIR MONITORING INITIATIVE PROGRESSOpportunities for Public Input and Review of Work Underway in Manhattan, Capital Region, Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda Area, and the Bronx |
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced four meetings to provide progress updates for communities participating in the 2022-23 Statewide Community Air Monitoring Initiative. Mobile air monitoring began in July 2022 in Manhattan, the Capital Region, the Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda area, and the Bronx. DEC held the first round of update meetings for these communities in December 2022. This next round of meetings will continue DEC’s efforts gathering community input to targeting emission sources and developing future strategies to reduce air pollution in these communities, including the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
Manhattan
Capital Region
Buffalo/Niagara Falls/Tonawanda
Bronx
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 (address: NYSDEC, Office of Communication Services, 625 Broadway, Albany, New York 12233-4500), by telephone (518-402-8044) or by e-mail (language@dec.ny.gov). |
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