2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:25:40 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Gowanus Canal study, Brooklyn, New York
 
House Approves Funds For Gowanus Study

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
July 18, 2009


GOWANUS i On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved $300,000 in federal resources for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study currently underway at the Gowanus Canal and Bay. The funding will be used to continue the environmental evaluation and identify the best approach for restoring the canal ecosystem.

Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-Brooklyn) worked to include this project in the FY 2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. She applauded the allocation of funds as the next step toward completing this important study.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=27&id=29601

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
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