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TEDxGowanus - Official
Description: The Gowanus rezone is the biggest developer giveaway the City has seen in a long, long time.
Monday Feb 28, 2022 Environmental Lawsuit by Love Canal Lawyer Alleges Multiple Violations of Federal, State Law
The future of the Gowanus rezoning is anything but certain as community coalition Voice of Gowanus filed a new lawsuit today vigorously attacking the profoundly illegal rezoning, highlighting multiple violations of federal and state environmental law. The suit, filed by Voice of Gowanus, Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus (FROGG) and area residents, goes far beyond what any other recent neighborhood rezoning challenges have alleged, setting out multiple causes of action.
Attorney Richard Lippes, a veteran of the Love Canal and Three Mile Island environmental legal battles, serves as counsel to Voice of Gowanus. He said the suit rises to another level because of the unique cocktail of health and safety risks and ongoing environmental injustice not addressed by government officials in Gowanus.
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