by Emma Davey This is a breaking news story, and we will update when we have additional information.
Green Asphalt, a Long Island City manufacturer whose emissions have disturbed surrounding communities, will officially shut down on December 11 after failing to meet state compliance deadlines.
“As part of our efforts to be a responsible neighbor, Green Asphalt will pause production as of December 11,” a representative told Greenpointers. “That deadline was put in place to raise…
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Their suspension of operations coincides with the onset of consistent days of less than 50 degrees temperatures. In general thats the same minimum temperature needed for paving operations to take place.
NYC DOT has announced the conclusion of the 2025 milling and paving season. Consequently, Green Asphalt is temporarily halting operations, as it does every December due to the unavailability of asphalt. Nonetheless, Green Asphalt will not meet the compliance requirements of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Consent Agreement by December 11th. Therefore, we urge the NYSDEC to collect the $99,500 portion of the $124,500 penalty that was suspended pending compliance.and we call upon our elected to advance this request to NYSDEC. In addition, we also suggest – once the check clears, we would like to see NYSDEC hand over the 100K to Newtown Creek Alliance – an organization who has and continues to have a positive impact on our beloved creek and the surrounding communities.