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Podcast: New York City Bar Association Podcast
Episode: Economic and Environmental Impacts of State and City Funded Remediation Programs on Environmental Justice Communities in NYC
Description: The City Bar's Environmental Law Committee hosted 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. We discussed 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...