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City officials expressed disappointment over the E.P.A. decision but struck a conciliatory tone and pledged to cooperate with the cleansing of the Gowanus.
“It’s disappointing,” said the spokesman, Marc LaVorgna. “We had an innovative and comprehensive approach that was a faster route to a Superfund-level cleanup and would have avoided the issues associated with a Superfund listing.”
