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The Fight Over New Jersey’s Tough Environmental Justice Law Is Now in the Courts - Inside Climate News
- New Jersey’s environmental justice law remains in court as the appellate court upholds the enforcement rules.
- A state Supreme Court review is being sought by opponents while other legal skirmishes focus on a planned backup plant in the Ironbound.
- The new natural-gas backup plant at Passaic Valley would support the sewage treatment facility in emergencies, according to the DEP’s permit.
- Advocates say the law adds robust scrutiny and a cumulative-impact review for pollution burdens in overburdened communities.
- Industry groups call the rules an existential threat to recycling and business, arguing they exceed the law’s scope.
- The Ironbound district remains a focal point, facing pollution from multiple industrial facilities near Newark.
- Advocates view this year as pivotal for enforcing environmental justice protections in New Jersey.
- The law’s enforcement gains are framed against federal policy shifts during the Trump era and a new New Jersey administration.
- Courts have also halted some construction while cases proceed, illustrating ongoing regulatory clashes.
- Despite legal battles, Inside Climate News emphasizes the law’s goal to protect overburdened communities from cumulative pollution.
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