Oct. 1, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen A ventilation system to protect students at a Gowanus elementary school from contaminated air has passed its first round of testing, according to state officials, but isn’t set to be fully operational until at least after Christmas. Officials tested the air at P.S. 372 The Children’s School earlier…
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Environmental cleanup halts at Gowanus Green, threatens to delay 950 units of affordable housing
Apr. 22, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The ongoing environmental clean-up at Public Place — one of the most contaminated sites in Gowanus and the future home of the massive Gowanus Green development — has ground to a halt, threatening to delay construction of hundreds of affordable apartments.
State agency says National Grid’s proposed gas vaporizers ‘not needed,’ final DEC decision looms
Mar. 16, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The state’s Public Service Commission has denied National Grid’s petition to build two new liquified natural gas vaporizers in Greenpoint, ruling that the fossil fuel project is unnecessary.