Reminder: 2/1 CAG meeting

A reminder to join us for our first CAG meeting of 2017. There will be an update about the draft baseline ecological risk assessment. EPA will also present an update, followed by an open Q&A discussion with the community. We encourage attendance from the general public and any who are interested in joining the CAG for the 2017 calendar year. Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Location: McCarren Play Center Read more

CAG Meeting Tonight 10/20

A reminder to join us tonight for our next CAG meeting. The EPA will be presenting an update, and Judith Enck, the EPA Regional Administrator for the New York region, will be present for an open discussion with the community. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Community Room at McCarren Play Center 776 Lorimer Street Brooklyn Nearest metro stops: L Train: Bedford Avenue G Train: Nassau Avenue The meetings are open to the public and provide opportunity Read more

CAG Meeting Tonight 10/20

A reminder to join us tonight for our next CAG meeting. The EPA will be presenting an update, and Judith Enck, the EPA Regional Administrator for the New York region, will be present for an open discussion with the community. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Community Room at McCarren Play Center 776 Lorimer Street Brooklyn Nearest metro stops: L Train: Bedford Avenue G Train: Nassau Avenue The meetings are open to the public and provide opportunity Read more

Reminder: 10/20 CAG meeting

A reminder to join us for our next CAG meeting. The EPA will be presenting an update. After the presentation, Judith Enck, the EPA Regional Administrator for the New York region, will be present for an open discussion with the community. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Community Room at McCarren Play Center 776 Lorimer Street Brooklyn Nearest metro stops: L Train: Bedford Avenue G Train: Nassau Avenue The meetings are open to the public Read more

Reminder: 10/20 CAG meeting

A reminder to join us for our next CAG meeting. The EPA will be presenting an update. After the presentation, Judith Enck, the EPA Regional Administrator for the New York region, will be present for an open discussion with the community. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Community Room at McCarren Play Center 776 Lorimer Street Brooklyn Nearest metro stops: L Train: Bedford Avenue G Train: Nassau Avenue The meetings are open to the public Read more

Technical Committee Formation

The Newtown Creek Superfund Community Advisory Group (CAG) is forming a technical committee to help review a number of technical documents pertaining to the investigation and eventual proposed remedies for the site. The CAG is beginning to obtain more of these documents and needs help from folks that are interested in the Newtown Creek site and/or have relevant experience in examining issues relating to sediment contamination, water quality, human health risk or marine ecosystems. Committee members Read more

Upcoming CAG Meeting

Please join us for our next CAG meeting. The EPA will be presenting an update. After the presentation, Judith Enck, the EPA Regional Administrator for the New York region, will be present for an open discussion with the community. Date: Thursday, October 20, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM Location: Community Room at McCarren Play Center 776 Lorimer Street Brooklyn Nearest metro stops: L Train: Bedford Avenue G Train: Nassau Avenue The meetings are open to the public and provide Read more

Reminder – Quarterly CAG Meeting TOMORROW (Wed July 13)

While July is the month that most of us want to spend all of our time outdoors on the Creek, we hope you will join us indoors for our quarterly public meeting. 4 times a year we gather together as the large, inter-borough community to receive updates from all the agencies and groups who are collecting data as part of the Superfund process, have presentations about Superfund data and issues, ask questions, and most importantly, Read more