New York State Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies Subject Files

Roughly alphabetical by topic.

The Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies was responsible for coordinating activities and formulating policies in the New York State Department of Commerce relating to the development of environmental, energy, technology, and scientific industrial programs. Staff provided technical expertise to assist industries in following and solving various environmental and regulatory procedures and problems. They also advised the Governor's Office, State Legislature, State Environmental Board, State Energy Office, State Economic Development Board, Resource Recovery Implementation Committee, and other state agencies on matters such as science-oriented industries, applied research, water and air pollution, water resources, and pesticide control.

This series consists of the subject files of the Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies within the New York State Department of Commerce. Record types include correspondence, memoranda, reports, information bulletins and publications, news articles and clippings, copies of proposed legislation, meeting minutes, and legal documents. Topics covered by the records include energy policy, resources, and providers; discharge of PCBs into the Hudson River by General Electric; proposed legislation; air, water, and thermal pollution; recycling; and water quality and supply. The series also documents the interactions of the Division with federal and state agencies on various matters, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New York State Environmental Board, New York State Public Service Commission, New York State Energy Office, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Great Lakes Commission.

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