New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance (NJEJA)

Virtual Public Hearing - Sims Metal Trenton
2023-04-13 | Online
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Simsmetal East LLC, d/b/a Sims Metal (Sims) operates four (4) facilities in the City of Newark at:
• Noble Street Facility at 8-18 Noble St, Newark, NJ 07114 (PI: 08652)
• Port Newark Facility at 182 Calcutta St, Newark, NJ 07114 (PI: 07850)
• Roanoke Facility at 76-88 Roanoke Ave, Newark, NJ 07105 (PI: 08260)
• Hawkins Street Facility at 20-26 Richards Lane/Foot of Hawkins St, Newark, NJ 07105 (PI: 08260)
In accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Administrative Order No. 2021- 25, Sims will hold a virtual public information session for the purpose of receiving oral and/or written comments on its Preconstruction Air Permit Applications submitted to NJDEP on January 23, 2023 (PI 08652 [Noble St] PCP230001), January 23, 2023 (PI 07850 [Port Newark] PCP230001), January 17, 2023 (PI 08260 [Roanoke] PCP230001) and January 17, 2023 (PI 08260 [Hawkins St] PCP230002). The information session will be held on April 13, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For instructions on how to register for and join the session, please contact Sims by email at SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com .
Sims will also continue to receive and consider written comments for up to 30 days after the information session. Per the Administrative Order No. 2021-25, Sims will accept written comments for sixty (60) days beginning on March 14, 2023 and ending at 4:00 PM on May 13, 2023. Comments should be addressed to: Sims Newark Facilities EJ, Sims Metal, 1 Linden Ave E., Jersey City, NJ 07305. Comments may also be forwarded electronically to SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com . Sims will respond to all timely-submitted comments.
Sims currently operates “feeder yards” at the Noble Street, Roanoke and Hawkins Street facilities. The Port Newark facility is a port facility that sends outbound recyclable metals via vessel, barge or railcar. Each of the abovementioned permit activity numbers (for each of the four facilities) includes all Material Handling operations (related to recyclable metals) performed by mobile equipment at the particular facility. The requested preconstruction air permit applications were submitted in accordance with NJDEP Compliance Advisory #2021-03, related to material handling activities at scrap metal handling and recycling facilities. In particular, the applications include the existing material handling activities associated with the yard’s operation.
At these facilities, Sims purchases recyclable metal materials and transfers those materials to other facilities (including other Sims locations) for processing and/or shipping the separated metals (e.g., steel) as commodities to steel mills, etc. for use in making new steel products. Metal recycling is an essential industry supplying materials needed for the manufacture of new steel and other metal products, preserves natural resources, reduces energy consumption and is an important element in the fight against climate change and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the complete Preconstruction Air Permit Applications which can be accessed on-line at https://www.simsmm.com/permits/ . Printed copies may also be made available upon written request from:
Sims Newark Facilities EJ
Sims Metal 1 Linden Ave. E.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201) 577-3101
SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com
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Virtual Public Hearing - Sims Metal Trenton
2023-04-12 | Online
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Simsmetal East LLC, d/b/a Sims Metal (Sims) operates a facility at 1549 Calhoun Street, Trenton, NJ 08638 (PI: 61675). In accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Administrative Order No. 2021-25, Sims will hold a virtual public information session for the purpose of receiving oral and/or written comments on its Preconstruction Air Permit Application submitted to NJDEP on January 23, 2023. The information session will be held on April 12, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. For instructions on how to register for and join the session, please contact Sims by email at SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com .
Sims will also continue to receive and consider written comments for up to 30 days after the information session. Per the Administrative Order No. 2021-25, Sims will accept written comments for sixty (60) days beginning on March 13, 2023 and ending at 4:00 PM on May 12, 2023. Comments should be addressed to: Sims Trenton Facility EJ, Sims Metal, 1 Linden Ave E., Jersey City, NJ 07305. Comments may also be forwarded electronically to SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com . Sims will respond to all timely-submitted comments.
Sims currently operates a “feeder yard” at the Trenton Facility. The pending permit application includes all Material Handling operations (related to recyclable metals) performed by mobile equipment at the facility. The requested preconstruction air permit application was submitted in accordance with NJDEP Compliance Advisory #2021-03, related to material handling activities at scrap metal handling and recycling facilities. In particular, the application includes the existing material handling activities associated with the yard’s operation.
At the facility, Sims purchases recyclable metal materials and transfers those materials to other facilities (including other Sims locations) for processing and/or shipping the separated metals (e.g., steel) as commodities to steel mills, etc. for use in making new steel products. Metal recycling is an essential industry supplying materials needed for the manufacture of new steel and other metal products, preserves natural resources, reduces energy consumption and is an important element in the fight against climate change and for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Interested parties are encouraged to review the complete Preconstruction Air Permit Applications which can be accessed on-line at https://www.simsmm.com/permits/ . Printed copies may also be made available upon written request from:
Sims Trenton Facility EJ
Sims Metal 1 Linden Ave. E.
Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: (201) 577-3101
SMMNA.Permits@simsmm.com
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28th Annual Public Health Symposium — Environmental Justice
2023-04-03 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Rutgers University Busch Student Center, 604 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
Confronting Environmental Disparities through a National and Local Lens
NJEJA Board Chair Dr. Sheats & Executive Director Melissa Miles are speaking at this event.
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Addressing Indoor Air Pollution with WE ACT for EJ Webinar
2023-03-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
Join Just Solutions for a webinar with WE ACT for Environmental Justice to explore their work to address indoor air pollution. Through the Out of Gas, In with Justice Pilot, WE ACT for EJ assessed the benefits and feasibility of replacing gas stoves with induction stoves in affordable housing homes in New York. This webinar will explore their work and offer practical examples to replicate lessons learned in your context.
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Across the country, BIPOC-Frontline communities are facing overexposure to indoor air pollution which has led to poor health outcomes, disproportionate fossil fuel emissions, and greater inequity gaps.
This webinar will examine the process of implementing the study, the results of the pilot, and the lessons learned. We will discuss opportunities for policy change and review potential avenues to explore how indoor air pollution impacts your community. Lastly, we will explore how communities can understand this topic in the context of federal funding opportunities.
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CLIMATE ACADEMY: Introduction to a Heat Vulnerability Index for New Jersey
2023-03-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
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York-New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Study (HATS) - Engagement, Comment Deadline, Upcoming Public Meeting
2023-03-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2023-03-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
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With the recent extension of the public comment review period from March 7, 2023 to March 31, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District is announcing two additional informational virtual public meetings for the New York New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries (NYNJHAT) Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Feasibility Study.
The purpose of these meetings is to inform the public of the NYNJHAT Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report (FR) and Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and the Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP), and to solicit public feedback on this tentative plan selection to manage coastal storm risk in the Study Area.
The Draft Integrated FR/Tier 1 EIS is posted to the Study website at https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/NYNJHATS.
About the Study
The NYNJHAT Study purpose is to determine the feasibility of constructing a technically feasible, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified project that will manage coastal storm risk while supporting the Study Area’s economic and community resilience. The Study Area includes 25 counties in New Jersey and New York, including Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex, Hudson, Union, Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth Counties in New Jersey; and Rensselaer, Albany, Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Ulster, Putnam, Orange, Westchester, Rockland, Bronx, New York, Queens, Kings, Richmond, and Nassau Counties in New York.
The need for the NYNJHAT Study derives from the significant and widespread damage to communities, infrastructure, and the economy caused by coastal storms. Hurricane Sandy (2012) highlighted a need for a comprehensive and collaborative evaluation of coastal storm risk to communities along the Atlantic Coast. The storm flooded or otherwise impacted homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure, and caused blackouts, school and businesses closures, gas shortages, and many deaths. This need has been recognized by the President, the U.S. Congress, USACE, the states of New York and New Jersey, the City of New York, other municipal governments, federal and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the public at large.
Study Website: https://www.nan.usace.army.mil/NYNJHATS
New York District Social Media Accounts:

https://twitter.com/USACE_NY
https://www.facebook.com/USACE.NewYorkDistrict

Please Submit Comments by March 31, 2023

The public comment period for the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement has been extended from March 7, 2023 to *March 31, 2023.* Your office and your constituents can send written comments to nynjharbor.tribstudy@usace.army.mil, or via mail to Mr. Bryce Wisemiller or Ms. Cheryl Alkemeyer (contact info is on the study website) by this date.

The public is invited to submit comments electronically or in writing, by March 31, 2023, to:
Mr. Bryce W. Wisemiller, Project Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, Room 17-401
c/o PSC Mail Center
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278
nynjharbor.tribstudy@usace.army.mil
or
Ms. Cheryl R. Alkemeyer, NEPA Lead
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
New York District
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, Room 17-420
c/o PSC Mail Center
26 Federal Plaza
New York, New York 10278
nynjharbor.tribstudy@usace.army.mil
