New Jersey passed an Environmental Justice / Cumulative Effects Bill (A2212/S232) on Thursday. Although communities of color and low-income neighborhoods bear the burden of pollution, New Jersey didn’t have a policy to deny pollution permit applications due to toxic pollution from these facilities.
This law will make it more difficult to pollute by low-income, people of color and immigrant populations.
Facilities that will need to have higher regulations and need to go through a special review include:
The bill will not allow New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection to grant permits for new facilities or expand existing facilities located in a “burdened” community unless they meet the following requirements:
The bill is on Governor Phil Murphy’s desk, awaiting his signature. New Jersey residents can call the governor at 609-292-6000 to ask him to sign NJ’s Cumulative Impacts Bill.
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