East Trenton neighborhood to be declared a Superfund site due to lead hazards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will place an entire neighborhood in East Trenton on its Superfund list.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will place an entire neighborhood in East Trenton on its Superfund list.
The 52-page report was submitted to the city Sept. 9 and was distributed to mayors of surrounding townships served by the water utility on Dec. 10.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his $100 million plan to eliminate the alarming amount of lead leaching into the drinking water of public schools in the state. But the plan never got off the ground, leaving countless thousands of New Jersey students still exposed to the toxic dangers of lead every day.