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Living in The Sacrifice Zone<\/strong><\/p>\n

This news comes from Climate Justice Alliance<\/a>, a Presbyterian Hunger Program grant partner.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Covanta Essex (center, grey tower), in Newark, NJ, is a waste-to-energy incineration power station.<\/p><\/div>\n

A historic environmental justice (EJ) bill out of New Jersey, more than 10 years in the making, was signed into law this past year, thanks to the organizing work of CJA member Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC) and a host of allies from around the state. NJ S232 (20R)<\/a> requires the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to deny permits for power plants, incinerators, landfills, large recycling facilities and sewage treatment plants in EJ communities. These EJ communities are comprised of black, brown, Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income peoples that have long seen their neighborhoods host a disproportionate amount of such facilities and the resulting contaminants.<\/p>\n

The new legislation is the product of the relentless advocacy by ICC and their allies, who have regularly introduced the bill before the legislature, but were met with industry and labor opposition. With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic laying bare inequalities in public and environmental health and the Movement for Black Lives ushering in nationwide protests following the senseless murders of black residents, it became clear that leaders at all levels of government needed to address systemic racism and inequities in society. ICC is based out of Newark, NJ, the state\u2019s largest and most diverse city. You can learn more about the work of ICC in a new documentary film, The Sacrifice Zone<\/a>. The film features ICC\u2019s fight against environmental injustice and environmental racism in Newark\u2019s Ironbound section.<\/p>\n

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Signing of the historic EJ bill on 9\/18\/2020 at Raymond Brown Park in Newark, New Jersey<\/p><\/div>\n

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The work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program is possible thanks to your gifts to<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

One Great Hour of Sharing<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Living in The Sacrifice Zone This news comes from Climate Justice Alliance, a Presbyterian Hunger Program grant partner. 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