Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Tearful Protests From Ironbound Residents - Inside Climate News

Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Tearful Protests From Ironbound Residents - Inside Climate News

The New Jersey city will see another power plant built, a resource the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission decided was necessary to prevent outages in the face of storms.By Emilie LounsberryThe Ironbound neighborhood in Newark, N.J., has two distinct sections: an immigrant-rich area of rowhouses, ethnic restaurants and shops, and a clogged industrial zone with three power plants, the state’s largest incinerator and biggest sewage facility, a slew…

Murphy appointees again dumping on Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood

In a move that will be remembered as one of the most cynical betrayals of environmental justice in recent New Jersey history, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners voted—6 to 2—to greenlight a fourth fossil-fuel power plant in Newark’s Ironbound. That’s right. Not one. Not two. Not three. Four massive, pollutant-spewing monuments to bureaucratic inertia andContinue reading "Murphy appointees again dumping on Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood" …

Fourth Power Plant Approved in Newark Despite Tearful Protests From Ironbound Residents

The New Jersey city will see another power plant built, a resource the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission decided was necessary to prevent outages in the face of storms. The Ironbound neighborhood in Newark, N.J., has two distinct sections: an immigrant-rich area of rowhouses, ethnic restaurants and shops, and a clogged industrial zone with three power plants, the state's largest incinerator and biggest sewage facility, a slew of factories and a…