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Monday, July 06, 2009
July 8: End of Superfund Comment Period
Tomorrow is the end of the Superfund comment period. That means if you haven't weighed in at the EPA website it's time to do so. This was sent to me by CORD, the Coalition of Respectful Development, an activist group in Carroll Gardens that is in favor of Superfund for the clean up of the Gowanus Canal.
The Sunday edition of the Daily News (7/5/2009) featured an article on
the Gowanus Canal clean up entitled, "Mud Flies over Gowanus" by Erin
Durkin (page 30).
It began with: "It's the battle for the Gowanus Canal."
Federal Superfund Director Walter Mugdan was quoted as saying: "I"ve never seen a campaign like this ever, anywhere."
Further, "I've never heard of one anywhere."
As CORD has been posting, the Bloomberg administration has been stepping up "anti-Superfund status" efforts in the past two weeks along with with a weak, and ill-conceived clean up plan that will ultimately cost the cash strapped NYC tax payers rather than the polluters who will be rewarded rather than punished. (The EPA will demand that the polluters pay).
PLEASE write to the EPA and tell them how you feel about the Gowanus Canal getting Superfund status. At CORD, we feel that this is by far the best thing that has happened to Carroll Gardens in a long time. There are just two more days until the last public comments will be accepted by the EPA.
As we wrote at our blog last Friday: The City is sending their comments and their suggestions to the EPA. You should send yours. Please join us and proudly tell the EPA, “SUPERFUND ME!”
We all have the right, no, the RESPONSIBILITY, to demand that our environment be as healthy as possible! Superfund designation provides the will, the means ,the tools and the experience to make this a reality.
If you have not already done so, please go to. The comment period has been extended to July 8th. For instructions to submit comments go to http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/pubcom.htm or contact Dennis Munhall, Region 2 NPL Coordinator at (212) 637-4343 or munhall.dennis@epa.gov Note Docket #EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0063
It began with: "It's the battle for the Gowanus Canal."
Federal Superfund Director Walter Mugdan was quoted as saying: "I"ve never seen a campaign like this ever, anywhere."
Further, "I've never heard of one anywhere."
As CORD has been posting, the Bloomberg administration has been stepping up "anti-Superfund status" efforts in the past two weeks along with with a weak, and ill-conceived clean up plan that will ultimately cost the cash strapped NYC tax payers rather than the polluters who will be rewarded rather than punished. (The EPA will demand that the polluters pay).
PLEASE write to the EPA and tell them how you feel about the Gowanus Canal getting Superfund status. At CORD, we feel that this is by far the best thing that has happened to Carroll Gardens in a long time. There are just two more days until the last public comments will be accepted by the EPA.
As we wrote at our blog last Friday: The City is sending their comments and their suggestions to the EPA. You should send yours. Please join us and proudly tell the EPA, “SUPERFUND ME!”
We all have the right, no, the RESPONSIBILITY, to demand that our environment be as healthy as possible! Superfund designation provides the will, the means ,the tools and the experience to make this a reality.
If you have not already done so, please go to. The comment period has been extended to July 8th. For instructions to submit comments go to http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/pubcom.htm or contact Dennis Munhall, Region 2 NPL Coordinator at (212) 637-4343 or munhall.dennis@epa.gov Note Docket #EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0063
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Comments
Too bad you could take a second to summarize the two opposing points of view here. That would have been useful.
Posted by: Bob | Jul 6, 2009 9:02:44 PM
