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Justice

Tour of Newark, 2003 & 2005

The Newark incinerator

The Newark incinerator, located in the densely populated Ironbound section of Newark, is a major cause of air pollution in surrounding communities - the incinerator is responsible for numerous air quality and emissions violations. Here, Michelle Garcia of the Ironbound Community Corporation discusses issues surrounding the Incinerator with Tour participants.
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Ana Baptista

"Growing up in the Ironbound neighborhood in Newark , I experienced firsthand the impacts of environmental injustice. Although I felt a great sense of pride for my hardworking, diverse community I could never shake the deep sense of resentment about the degraded conditions we lived in – the abandoned sites, foul odors, lack of greenspace..."
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