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Tour of Newark,
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A number of Newark residents – some
of them recent immigrants, some of them poor – have traditionally
eaten fish caught in the Passaic River to supplement their diets. This
photo shows a fish advisory sign, posted below the anti-dumping sign,
and offered in both English and Portuguese, warning residents that it
is illegal to eat fish caught in the Passaic because of dangerously high
pollution levels.
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"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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