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Format: In-Person

Program Fee: 
Free for Members | $15 for Non-Members

Description: 
Join us for a discussion on NYSDEC's Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) and New York City's Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) which encourage private-sector cleanups of contaminated sites and promotes the redevelopment of the sites through economic incentives. The panel will discuss the potential impact these programs may have on environmental justice communities in New York City and also look at various case studies across New York City and their differing perspectives on the topic.

Moderator:
Heather Leibowitz, Senior Attorney, NYSDEC Region 2

Speakers: 
George Duke, Vice President, NYC Brownfields Partnership
Rebecca Bratspies, Professor of Environmental and Public International Law, CUNY School of Law; Director of the Center of Urban Environmental Reform, CUNY
Melissa Checker, Professor of Urban Studies, Queens College; Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center
Barry Hersh, Professor, NYPU SPS Schack Institute of Real Estate

Sponsoring Committee: 
Environmental Law, Jullee Kim & John Rousakis, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Organization: 
NYC Brownfield Partnership
Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive Director