News & Opinion
While the EPA has scheduled a Community Advisory Group meeting for Monday, October 19, 2026, in Newark, Harrison residents are still waiting for a second EPA public meeting in their own community, which EPA Project Manager Alice Yeh promised two years ago after the August 27, 2024, public meeting at...
Mayor Fife's latest letter to residents downplays the proposed EPA Toxic Sludge Plant in Harrison while attacking critics who have questioned the project's location and potential impact on public health.
The controversy dates back to August 2022 (4 years ago), when Fife publicly acknowledged EPA's ...
Saturday night's Major League Soccer matchup brings San Diego FC to Sports Illustrated Stadium, while renewed concerns about a proposed EPA sediment-processing facility near the stadium raise questions about Harrison's residential redevelopment and future.
The New York Red Bulls will face San Diego...
Water Surging From Manhole Near PATH Station Renews Concerns About Processing Dioxin-Contaminated Passaic River Sediment on Harrison Waterfront
A powerful rainstorm has once again put Harrison's vulnerability to flooding on full display, and this time the images raise an even larger question about ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a community meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, 2025, to discuss ongoing and future activities for the Lower 8 Miles of the Passaic River and the Diamond Alkali Superfund Site. The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Kearny ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established to protect human health and the environment. But its proposed plan for cleaning the lower Passaic Riverā€”once a noble effortā€”is now in danger of violating that very mission. What was once a blueprint for restoring a polluted river has evolved ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has scheduled two upcoming meetings, on short notice, to discuss sediment staging sites located in the Ironbound Section of Newark, Harrison, East Newark, and Kearny, NJ. These meetings are set to engage the public on the agencyā€™s controversial proposal to b...
The Harrison Mayor & Council are scheduled to meet on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Harrison Town Hall located at 318 Harrison Avenue, Harrison NJ. It is hoped the meeting will take place in the more spacious Mayor & Council Chambers on the 2nd floor, rather than the smaller Mayorā€™s Conference Roo...
As the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) gears up for its critical meeting on January 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. in the Mayor's 3rd Floor Conference Room in the Harrison Town Hall, a shadow of controversy hangs over the proceedings. The meeting, set to address a range of fiscal and administrative resolut...
