Residents of largely minority areas in New Jersey are fighting three proposed gas-fired power plants as they wait for the state’s environmental law _ signed with great fanfare nearly three years ago _ to take full effect.
FILE Activists attend a protest against a proposed backup power plant for a sewage treatment facility, in Newark NJ, April 20, 2022. Residents of largely minority areas in New Jersey are fighting three proposed gas-fired power plants as they wait for the state's environmental lawsigned with great fanfare nearly three years agoto take full effect.
That neighborhood suffers from multiple sources of pollution from nearby power plants, an international airport, numerous highways and heavy truck traffic through residential neighborhoods. On Monday, Newark's mayor and over 20 state lawmakers wrote to Gov. Phil Murphy asking him to reject the proposal in favor of one powered by renewable clean energy.
But the law still has not taken full effect, and won't do so at least until June, leaving its potential impact on the proposals uncertain. Residents in and around Newark and Jersey City also have been fighting a proposed backup power station in nearby Kearny, which also was proposed as a storm resiliency project designed to ensure train service during major storms. During a board meeting earlier this month, the agency put off a decision until April 2024.
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