On September 19, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance submitted a letter to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission detailing our opposition to the proposed fourth power plant to be built in the Ironbound community in the City of Newark. As the letter details, we unequivocally stand with the Ironbound Community Corporation and other individuals and organizations across the state who have urged the commission to vote no on this harmful project. 

“For months, if not years, the residents of Newark have opposed the construction of an additional power plant in their city due to valid health concerns. High rates of asthma, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and reproductive issues already plague the Ironbound community. Moving forward with this project would be a direct and disrespectful disregard for the health of the people who live, play, and work in this community. It would continue the harms of environmental racism and exacerbate the climate crisis.”

For questions regarding NJEJA’s position and related policy concern, please contact Brooke Helmick, Director of Policy at brooke@njeja.org.

Read the full letter below.