Ron Goldman filed this report for NJ Spotlight News

Nearly two years after it was introduced, New Jersey’s landmark environmental justice law has yet to take effect. It’s been touted as a national standard for protecting low-income communities against having to bear the brunt of pollution. State environmental authorities are giving community groups and business lobbyists a final chance to influence the new regulations.

Previous coverage of the hearing:
Pollution impact on communities is the focus of Enviro-Justice hearing in Newark

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