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Protestors urge to stop power plant construction in Newark
Clip: 1/7/2022 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Newark’s Ironbound already has three power plants
Gov. Phil Murphy was in Elizabeth Thursday night for the swearing-in of the Union County Commissioners. But protestors outside the ceremony gathered to urge Murphy to stop the planned construction of a new natural-gas power plant in Newark’s Ironbound. The proposed plant is meant to keep the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s operations running during future power outages.
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Protestors urge to stop power plant construction in Newark
Clip: 1/7/2022 | 1m 2sVideo has Closed Captions
Gov. Phil Murphy was in Elizabeth Thursday night for the swearing-in of the Union County Commissioners. But protestors outside the ceremony gathered to urge Murphy to stop the planned construction of a new natural-gas power plant in Newark’s Ironbound. The proposed plant is meant to keep the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s operations running during future power outages.
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