QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET TO HEAR PRESENTATIONS ON AIR MONITORING INITIATIVE AND ON EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Tuesday, March 7 at 9:30 AM
(March 6, 2023 at 2pm)
QUEENS, NY –The Queens Borough Cabinet, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr., will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 7, at 9:30 AM.
The meeting will feature a presentation from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) regarding an air quality monitoring effort it is undertaking in communities throughout the state. The effort is intended to help the DEC develop strategies to reduce air pollution.
The meeting will also include an update from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) about the implementation of Local Law 97, a city law adopted in 2019 that will require most buildings over 25,000 square feet to meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions limits by 2024.
Finally, a representative from the New York City Accelerator Program will discuss how the program provides resources, training, and one-on-one expert guidance to help building owners and industry professionals improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions from buildings.
This meeting will be conducted virtually with Borough Cabinet members participating via videoconference. The meeting will also be live-streamed to the public on the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org.
WHAT: Queens Borough Cabinet to Hear Presentations on Air Monitoring Initiative and on Efforts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
WHERE: Public live stream at www.queensbp.org
WHEN: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 9:30 AM
WHO: DONOVAN RICHARDS JR., Queens Borough President
Membres du CABINET DE QUEENS BOROUGH
ADRIANA ESPINOZA, Deputy Commissioner of Equity and Justice, DEC
MARGARET LaFARR Assistant Director, Division of Air Resources, DEC
HOLLY SAVOIA, Director, Sustainability Enforcement, DOB
SIMON MUGO, Deputy Program Manager, NYC Accelerator Program
A propos du Cabinet d'arrondissement
Le Queens Borough Cabinet est présidé par le président de l'arrondissement en vertu de la charte de la ville de New York et est composé des directeurs de district de chaque conseil communautaire de l'arrondissement et de représentants des agences de la ville. Il se concentre sur la prestation des services de la ville et la réactivité des agences à travers l'arrondissement et entend des présentations sur ces questions de la part de fonctionnaires de la ville et d'autres personnes.
Suivez le bureau du président de l'arrondissement du Queens via @QnsBPRichards sur Twitter et @QueensBPRichards sur Facebook et Instagram.
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