Comments on the Kuehne Company, Kearny Permit Application

NJEJA, along with signed partners, respectfully submit these comments under the New Jersey EJ Law to the Kuehne Company in Kearny, New Jersey regarding their Title V Operating Permit.

Our thanks to Camden for Clean Air, Clean Water Action, Earthjustice, the EJ Committee of the Metuchen-Edison-Piscataway Branch of the NAACP, the EJ Committee of the NJ State Conference of the NAACP, Environment New Jersey, Ironbound Community Corporation, Newark Science and Sustainability, New School Tishman Environment and Design Center, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, NY/NJ Baykeeper, Operation Grow, South Ward Environmental Alliance, Surfrider, and Waterspirit for signing on to these comments.

For questions and additional support on NJ EJ Law engagement, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org

Read our full set of comments below:

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NJEJA Statewide Policy Platform for the 2025 Governor’s Race

As voting residents across the state of New Jersey gear up for the 2025 Gubernatorial election, NJEJA is proud to publish our Statewide Policy Platform which details areas of concerns and consideration for both candidates. We believe that the issue of racial and environmental justice should transcend political and party lines, as the right to clean air, water, and land is not only immutable but fundamental to the wellbeing of every person.

We are grateful to the 15 organizations and counting, who have endorsed this platform and stand as partners and allies to the environmental justice movement in the Garden State. We welcome further conversation from candidates, elected/appointed officials, and any person who wishes to learn more about the history of environmental justice and how our work looks to build us towards a Just Transition.

For questions, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org.

Our NJEJA Statewide 2025 Policy Platform

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Our Letter to DEP on the Second Decision Under the Landmark Environmental Justice Law

Shortly after the release of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection first of it’s kind decision under the landmark 2020 Environmental Justice Law and subsequent rules, the DEP has released it’s second decision. The decision concerns the application of the Corning Pharmaceutical Glass, LLC facility in Vineland, NJ.

As before, while we are glad to see another decision released and the rules continue to be enforced, NJEJA and our partners have concerns regarding the components of the decision and – from our perspective – DEP’s decision to not be as protective as possible of EJ communities.

To voice these concerns and to spotlight areas of possible improvement, NJEJA and our partners wrote a letter to address our thoughts and identify points in which we thought that the EJ Law could have been more robustly enforced. This letter has been sent to NJ DEP. Read the full letter below.

For questions, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org.

Our full letter to NJ DEP regarding the Corning Pharmaceutical Glass, LLC decision:

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NJEJA Submits Letter to DEP on the First Decision Under the Landmark Environmental Justice Law

Nearly 5 years after the passage of the landmark, first of it’s kind Environmental Justice Law, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection has issued it’s first decision on the Safety-Kleen facility permit application. While we are glad to see these decisions come through, NJEJA and our partners have serious concerns with the components of the decision.

To make our concerns known and to raise our points of conversation with the DEP, NJEJA and our partners penned a letter addressing our thoughts as well as areas of the decision which we did not feel fully enforced the EJ law. This letter has been sent to staff at the NJ DEP. Read the full letter below.

For questions, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org.

Our full letter to NJ DEP regarding the Safety-Kleen decision:

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Comments on NEPA Rollbacks Affecting EJ Communities

Recently, the Trump Administration put out a rule that would remove important regulations in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which protects environmental justice communities. If implemented, the new rules would expedite permitting and prioritize efficiency over thorough analysis of the cumulative impacts and risk to EJ communities. 

NJEJA joined our partners at the Moving Forward Network, NRDC, and the Environmental Justice Health Alliance to express our opposition to these new rules as they will likely lead to further disproportionate impact on environmental justice communities across the country. 

For questions and additional support on NJ EJ Law engagement, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org

Read our full set of comments below:

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Comments on the Reworld Union County Permit Application

NJEJA, along with signed partners, respectfully submit these comments under the New Jersey EJ Law to the Reworld Union Facility in Rahway, New Jersey regarding their Title V Operating Permit.

For questions and additional support on NJ EJ Law engagement, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org

Read our full set of comments below:

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A Roadmap to the NJ Environmental Justice Rule

As facilities begin to comply with the rules of the Environmental Justice Law (EJ Law), it is important for communities to know how the process works, which facilities are subject to the law, and where pathways for advocacy can be found. This fact sheet can shed light on these important topics.

For questions and additional support, please reach out to us at info@njeja.org

Explore our fact sheet below:

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EJ Law Meeting: Linden Union County

Join this meeting as part of the Title V Operating Permit renewal application process for the Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. facility in Linden. As part of this process, this facility has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement. Read the statement here.

Attend the hearing to learn more information about local impacts, ask questions, and make a public comment. Join this hearing via this link here with access code 2431 053 0733. 

The public comment period will close on Wednesday, June 25.

For questions and comments, please contact Brooke Helmick, Director of Policy at brooke@njeja.org.