<div dir="ltr"><div><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">TODAY - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE LISTENING SESSION</span></b></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">  </span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in"><b><i><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Community Conversations and Engagement around New York State’s Sustained Efforts to Advance Environmental Justice</span></i></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">  </span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center"> </p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The event supports DEC’s ongoing efforts to promote and enhance the existing New York State Environmental Justice Programs to better serve communities, build relationships between the agency and community members, and help prioritize future outreach efforts for public participation.    </span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">  </span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(27,27,27)">Visit DEC’s website for more information about </span></span><u><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,77,209)"><a href="https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/environmental-justice" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(0,77,209)">the Office of Environmental Justice</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(27,27,27)">.     </span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">March 11, 2026 at 5PM, in the Warren Ballroom. Register for the event <u><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a href="https://forms.office.com/g/jHGWG87ETj" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">here</span></a></span></u>. </span></p></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><br></div></div></div></div>