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NBN Comments on NYNJHAT Study Draft Report

March 6, 2023

The US Army Corps of Engineers produced a report for public review with a tentatively selected plan to manage future flood risk in the New…

NuHart: Public Comment Period Open through August 23, 2022

July 13, 2022

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is inviting public comment on proposed actions to address the Former NuHart East site (#C224287) within New…

NBN & NCA Push to Name Meeker Plume Superfund

November 1, 2021

North Brooklyn Neighbors partnered with the Newtown Creek Alliance to host a virtual community meeting about the nomination of the Meeker Avenue Plume to the…

NBN Joins Coalition Supporting Improved Truck Standards

April 1, 2021

NBN joined with 29 partners – including Earthjustice, ALIGN, NYPLI, and NRDC, to submit comments to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation urging it to…

How-to Write Public Comments to DEC

February 2, 2021

North Brooklyn has many brownfields, contaminated sites that require remediation before being approved for use, and other sites that need environmental cleanup. The New York…

Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Keep Ozone Standard

September 29, 2020

In August 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency, after a statutory review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for primary (health-based) and secondary (environment-based)…

Comments Nassau Works MGP Site

May 11, 2020

In February 2020, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation released a proposed remedial action plan (PRAP) for the Nassau Works MGP site located at the…

Comments on the Former Dutch Masters Paint and Varnish Co. Brownfield

March 30, 2020

In February 2020, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation released a draft remedial action work plan (RAWP) for the Former Dutch Masters Paint and Varnish…

Comments on Newtown Creek Superfund OU2 Proposal

March 3, 2020

In late 2019, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed plan which recommends no further action to reduce the volume of combined sewer…

NuHart East Public Comment Period Now Open

February 4, 2019

The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is soliciting public comments for the Brownfield application and draft remediation plan for the NuHart East site. This is the…