More than a million from DEC

October

Fifty projects across the state received Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced today.

In the Lower Hudson Valley, Citizens for Equal Environmental Protection in Peekskill received $21,000 for a partnership with the Hudson River sloop Clearwater to study industrial pollution sources near Peekskill. And Groundwork Yonkers was awarded $45,772 to develop an interpretative trail system along the Croton Aqueduct.

“Interest in the Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant program has grown dramatically. This year, 92 groups from around the state applied for funding. Detailed reviews by DEC staff resulted in 50 grant awards totaling $1,663,258. Individual awards range from $14,500 to $50,000. A wide variety of projects will be supported this year, including community gardens and green roofs, air and water quality monitoring, lead poisoning prevention, urban forestry, subsistence fishing education, environmental education for urban youth, inventories of local pollution sources, and an international climate justice conference.”

The grant awards totaled $1,663,258. Read the entire announcement, which includes a link to all the recipients.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 at 12:20 pm by Mike Risinit.
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