FILE - Sections of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority plant are seen in Newark, N.J. A proposed backup power plant for the facility is drawing strenuous opposition from residents who say their neighborhood is already overburdened with polluting facilities, including two other power plants. On July 18, 2024, New Jersey environmental officials allowed the project to be built, subject to conditions they say will reduce overall pollution coming from it. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
FILE - Maria Lopez-Nunez, deputy director of the Ironbound Community Corporation, speaks on Jan. 11, 2022, outside a sewage treatment plant in Newark, N.J. where a proposed backup power plant is drawing strenuous opposition from residents who say their neighborhood is already overburdened with polluting facilities. On July 18, 2024, New Jersey environmental officials allowed the project to be built, subject to some conditions they say will reduce overall pollution. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)