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Public Place site debates linger on health safety and reform
EPA engineer Christos Tsiamis faced questions over the Public Place remediation plan as NY DEC criticized his December statements. The Gowanus advisory group weighed risks from coal tar contamination while officials touted a plan for two feet of soil replacement and ongoing monitoring at the site slated for 950 affordable apartments a park and a public school.
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Gowanus Canal
Christos Tsiamis
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Tsiamis
National Grid
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
DEC
Michael Ryan
Tive
Brown
Public Place
New York State
Michael Greenberg
Rutgers University
School of Planning and Public Policy
Greenberg
Dylan Thomas
West 18Th Street
Manhattan
ConEd
GEI
Arcadis