How poisonous chemicals from a DuPont factory wound up beneath 400 homes
JAMES M. O'NEILL and SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - Pompton Lakes Mayor John Sinsimer desperately needed a Bible [go to article]
Toxic Secrets: Pollution, evasion and fear in North Jersey
JAMES M. O'NEILL and SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - For decades, an underground plume of toxic chemicals — about eight football fields wide [go to article]
Lead in NJ’s children: Fixing it is a billion-dollar problem
RUSS ZIMMER / APP.COM - New Jersey should spend $1.1 billion over the next 10 years to fix lead hazards that have poisoned thousands of children in the state [go to article]
N.J. court upholds Christie’s $225M Exxon settlement
SAMANTHA MARCUS / NJ.COM - A state appellate court has ruled against environmentalists seeking to tear up New Jersey's $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil [go to article]
N.J. leads the nation in Superfund sites. Now Cory Booker can do something about...
JONATHAN D. SALANT / NJ.COM - U.S. Sen. Cory Booker was named as the top Democrat on the subcommittee that oversees Superfund sites, of which New Jersey has more than any other state [go to article]
Air pollution: black, Hispanic and poor students most at risk from toxins – study
OLIVER MILMAN / GUARDIAN - Schoolchildren across the US are plagued by air pollution that’s linked to multiple brain-related problems, with black, Hispanic and low-income [go to article]
Floods are getting worse, and 2,500 chemical sites lie in the water’s path
HIROKO TABUCHI, NADJA POPOVICH, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI and ANDREW W. LEHREN – Anchored in flood-prone areas in every American state are more than 2,500 sites [go to article]
Environmental justice should be at core of Murphy administration
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The Murphy administration needs to focus on the disproportionate impacts of pollution and contamination on poor urban communities [go to article]
Plastic bag ban: Will Phil Murphy get involved in NJ?
RUSS ZIMMER / APP.COM - A prospective ban or fee for plastic grocery bags – one that would assess a 5-cent per bag charge on shoppers – could represent [go to article]
EPA official: Government must plan for climate change
MICHAEL BIESECKER / AP / NJ HERALD — A top manager who supervises the Environmental Protection Agency program responsible for cleaning up the nation's [go to article]
