Ironbound
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Newark Is Seeing a Surge of Brazilian Asylum-Seekers
More migrants are fleeing economic hardship in Brazil, and they're finding an established Brazilian community in Newark. But they may not be able to stay. May 13, 2019
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Could Trump Administration Undo Toxic Passaic River Fix?
The Passaic River's cleanup plan is the most expensive in the history of the Superfund program. But President-elect Trump has vowed to cut funding to the EPA. Will he move forward? Jan 13, 2017
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Why Did Port Authority Scale Back Its Truck Emissions Program?
A plan to phase out aging, smog-generating trucks that jam Newark's Ironbound district replaced just over 400 trucks out of the thousands that travel to Port Newark every month. May 3, 2016
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Vote on Controversial Newark Power Plant Expected This Week
Newark, NJ — A vote on whether to allow Hess to build a controversial natural gas power plant in Newark will go in front of the city's planning board this week. May 8, 2012
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Superfund Job Training Program Comes to Newark
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun training people from the Newark, New Jersey, area so they can work on the federal cleanup of the Passaic River. Feb 13, 2012
