The siting of waste facilities in low-income communities and communities of color has been the subject of growing discussion; in fact, many waste management companies have committed publicly to supporting environmental justice efforts, including Covanta and Waste Management. Although the initiatives championed by these companies to date have mostly been voluntary, it seems likely that in the near future governmental policies and laws will require the waste industry to take specific, additional actions to address environmental justice.
For instance, New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law (the EJ Law) is being cited as one of the most comprehensive in the United States and is being considered as a model for other states and the federal government. The Garden State enacted the EJ Law in September 2020, empowering the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to deny permits for certain facilities if the facility would contribute to a disproportionate impact on an
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New York developer Argent Ventures and the Canadian real
estate investment trust, H&R REIT have unveiled their plan for a ‘super
cluster’ development of life science space wrapped in a 13-acres campus of
homes, shops, restaurants and parkland on the edge of the Hudson River in Jersey
City.
The Cove JC will eventually feature 1.4 million square feet
of lab/tech office and 1.6 million square feet of residences with parking, a
waterfront park, event spaces and terraces.
Situated at the center of one of the world’s largest STEM concentrations with colleges and universities, hospitals, healthcare companies, tech firms, data companies, accelerators, maker spaces, pharmaceutical companies, finance firms and more, Governor Phil Murphy said the massive development will “reignite New Jersey’s innovation economy,” adding, “With the most educated workforce in the country and unmatched location, New Jersey is uniquely positioned to innovate and build the compani
Firm plans line to bring future wind energy ashore in N.J.
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A boat heads out into Raritan Bay in Keyport, April 19, 2021. A Massachusetts company wants to build a high-voltage power line that would come ashore in Keyport and connect electricity from a future wind farm off the New Jersey coast to the onshore electrical grid. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)AP
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A Massachusetts company plans to build a high-voltage line to bring electricity from a future New Jersey offshore wind farm onto land, and connect it to the power grid.
Anbaric, of Wakefield, Massachusetts, has already obtained several permits from New Jersey environmental regulators for what it calls its Boardwalk Power Link project.
Firm plans line to bring future wind energy ashore in NJ
WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press
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1of3This Tuesday, April 19, 2021 photo shows the waterfront of Raritan Bay in Keyport, N.J. A Massachusetts company wants to build a high-voltage power line that would come ashore in Keyport and connect electricity from a future wind farm off the New Jersey coast to the onshore electrical grid.Wayne Parry/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3A boat heads out into Raritan Bay in Keyport, N.J., Tuesday, April 19, 2021, with the New York City skyline on the horizon. A Massachusetts company wants to build a high-voltage power line that would come ashore in Keyport and connect electricity from a future wind farm off the New Jersey coast to the onshore electrical grid.Wayne Parry/APShow MoreShow Less
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