New Jersey
With toxic plant ready for demolition, NJ residents voice concerns
September 14, 2012The E.C. Electroplating plant - the source of a nearly 30 year-old toxic chromium spill currently wending its way beneath this town - will be torn down in early October.
Read moreNew Jersey’s chromium spill site to be torn down
September 5, 2012Nearly 30 years after toxic chromium spilled from the E.C. Electroplating plant, the EPA announced that the building would be demolished.
Read morePaterson protestors fight the problem of poverty
September 4, 2012On Sept. 2, the 21st annual Labor Day Parade took place in Paterson, New Jersey, a former factory town that has been, for decades, plagued with crime, poverty, and substance abuse.
Read moreChristie’s crony capitalism
August 14, 2012Crony capitalism is alive and well in New Jersey. What would the whole country look like if run by these supporters of the one percent?
Read moreToxic chromium in New Jersey town plagues residents
June 15, 2012While I was growing up as a teenager in Garfield, residents more directly affected by the chromium contamination were suffering.
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