Category Archives: Gowanus Canal

It’s NYC vs. EPA at monthly CAG meeting, by George Fiala

Posted on June 25, 2014 by redhookstar

From day one, NYC has been against the Gowanus Canal’s Superfund designation, finally granted in 2010. It was opposed not only by the Bloomberg administration, but also the local City Councilman at the time.   The Daily News reported, in an … Continue reading →

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Councilmembers Lander and Levin guests at February Gowanus CAG meeting, by George Fiala

Posted on March 9, 2014 by redhookstar

The Gowanus Community Advisory Group (CAG) meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to the Canal Superfund cleanup. At its February 25 meeting, local councilmen Steve Levin and Brad Lander appeared by invitation. The CAG consists of sixty members, many of … Continue reading →

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Letters to the EPA, edited by George Fiala

Posted on October 7, 2013 by redhookstar

One of the most contentious issues Red Hook has faced in some time was an EPA proposal to build a Contained Disposal Facility (CDF) as part of the cleanup of the Gowanus Canal. The CDF would take dredged materials, detoxify … Continue reading →

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Superfund Project moves on – a Primer, by George Fiala

Posted on June 10, 2013 by redhookstar

Last December the EPA published their proposed plan for remediation of the Gowanus Canal. A public comment period lasted through April 27th. For the next few months the EPA team will evaluate the comments and by the end of the … Continue reading →

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EDITORIAL – An unfortunate public display

Posted on May 6, 2013 by redhookstar

Walter Mugdan said it out loud in a meeting at the South Brooklyn High School. The east coast head of the EPA said in retrospect, he wished they hadn’t offered the option to bury sludge in Red Hook. We agree. … Continue reading →

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GBX’s win at all cost strategy backfires, by George Fiala

Posted on May 5, 2013 by redhookstar

At a public meeting held April 16th at the South Brooklyn Community High School, Regional Superfund Director Walter Mugdan repeated multiple times that the proposed plan to bury toxic sludge from the Gowanus in Red Hook would never happen. “How … Continue reading →

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Decision Soon on Gowanus Sludge (July 1, 2012), by Matt Graber and Abby Savitch-Lew

Posted on April 23, 2013 by redhookstar

This article originally appeared in the Star-Revue in July 2012. We reprint it here as the deadline for the Quadrozzi option looms: An important decision for the future of Red Hook will be announced this September – the decision about … Continue reading →

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Lou Sones speaks at Reg Flowers’ Gowanus meeting last week

Posted on April 23, 2013 by redhookstar

Lou reading a statement from GAGS (Groups Against Garbage Sites). This was a meeting in which the EPA was invited to witness in person the Red Hook community’s position on placing detoxified sludge from the Gowanus Canal onto the shore … Continue reading →

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Red Hook community reacts to EPA plan, by Nic Cavell

Posted on February 23, 2013 by redhookstar

On February 13 at Red Hook’s PS 15, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave a presentation to address issues of transparency with its proposed plan for cleanup of the Gowanus Canal. In response to the EPA’s clarifications, which concerned the … Continue reading →

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EPA seeks community input on placement of Gowanus sludge in Red Hook, by Nic Cavell

Posted on February 13, 2013 by redhookstar

As reported in the Star-Revue’s last issue, a contaminated disposal facility (CDF) at the Gowanus Bay Terminal (GBX) in Red Hook is under discussion. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the stable repository for sludge in its plan for … Continue reading →

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