NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — In the first major decision issued under an environmental justice law designed to prevent additional sources of pollution in already
NEWARK, N.J. — In the first major decision issued under an environmental justice law designed to prevent additional sources of pollution in already overburdened communities, New Jersey will allow construction of a backup power plant at one of the country’s largest sewage treatment facilities.
Anticipating the fury of environmental and community activists who have fought the project, hoping the environmental law would kill it, Shawn LaTourette, the state’s environmental protection commissioner, said his department is imposing requirements on the project including the use of solar panels and battery storage to ensure a net decrease in pollution from the facility.
“If there is an outage, we want the sewage treatment plant to run,” he said. “When there’s a power outage, we don’t stop flushing our toilets.” The plant, the sixth largest out of 16,000 in the nation, lost power during Superstorm Sandy and discharged 840 million gallons of raw sewage into the Newark and New York bays. The commission says the backup power source is a critical safeguard against that happening again.After crash that killed 6 teens, NTSB chief says people underestimate marijuana’s impact on drivers
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