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Controversial power plant for Newark gets go-ahead
Despite intense public opposition, Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission OKs contract for gas-fired backup plant
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ SPOTLIGHT NEWS – A new contract to build a gas-fired power plant at a sprawling sewage treatment facility in Newark allows construction to begin on a project fiercely opposed by community activists, local elected leaders and environmentalists.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s eight-member board voted Thursday 6 – 2 to award a $232 million contract to Skanksa to build the project …
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