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NJDEP Commissioner Gets Push Back on Greenway From Skeptical Residents amtrak commissioners of njsea department of environmental protection kearny mayor carol jean doyle keegan landfill mayor doyle njdea njsea njtransit shawn m. latourette Jan 29, 2024

Last Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the Franklin D. Roosevelt School in Kearny, NJ, Shawn M. LaTourette, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection (DEP), passionately pitched the Greenway Project as a transformative opportunity for the residents of Kearny. The...

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Environmental Justice Triumphs But The Next Fight Looms In Harrison NJ commissioners of njsea environmental justice food and water watch harrison nj harrison redevelopment harrison redevelopment agency harrison redevelopment zone hydrogen sulfide matt smith mayor & council mayor james fife methane gas njsea njtransit Jan 28, 2024

In a significant victory for environmental justice, New Jersey Transit has abandoned its plans to construct a gas-burning power plant in South Kearny, New Jersey. This decision marks a crucial win for the residents of Kearny, Harrison, and East Newark, collectively known as the West Hudson...

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Close Keegan Landfill March Anniversary close keegan commissioners of njsea cristina montague governor phil murphy keegan landfill kevin canessa new jersey sports & exhibition authority njsea the observer newspaper Apr 30, 2022

Three years ago on Saturday, April 27, 2019, a group of residents and elected officials organized a Protest march to the Keegan Landfill down Bergen Avenue in Kearny.  The goal of the protest march was to bring attention to the need to close and cap the landfill.  Three years ago, the...

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