The Jersey City Independent "

Residents interested in the latest developments regarding PPG Industries’ chromium cleanup along Garfield Avenue are being invited to a public meeting about the issue this Thursday. Representatives from PPG, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the city — operating as the joint entity known as the Chromium Cleanup Partnership — will brief residents [...]

As part of PPG Industries’ community outreach in Jersey City surrounding its cleanup of chromium-contaminated sites, it offers a professional paint-training school for Jersey City residents. The next class begins in early February, and open houses for those interested begin this weekend. The free class is aimed at helping low- and moderate-income Jersey City residents [...]

The Independent’s office will be closed Friday for the holiday; this will be the last news roundup until Monday. Happy new year, all! – Winter Storm: Jersey City residents aren’t the only ones frustrated by the pace of cleanup post-storm, and municipalities across the state say the slower-than-usual response was in part due to budget [...]

A health assessment released today by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says there is no evidence that Jersey City residents who live near chromium-contaminated sites are at increased risks for oral, esophageal or stomach cancers. The assessment, which focused on residents who lived near [...]

PPG Industries has now agreed to excavate and remove an estimated 708,000 tons of chromium waste and contaminated soil from Garfield Avenue, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Jersey City announced today.

As part of PPG Industries’ community outreach in Jersey City surrounding its cleanup of chromium-contaminated sites, it offers a professional paint-training school for Jersey City residents. This fall’s class begins next month, and open houses for those interested begin this weekend. The free class is aimed at helping low- and moderate-income Jersey City residents obtain [...]

- There Will Be More Time to Comment on Pipeline: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says the agency will continue to receive public comments on the proposed natural gas pipeline that would run through Jersey City — even after the August 20 end of the “scoping” period. In addition, a spokesperson for the agency points [...]

A federal judge yesterday tossed PPG Industries’ motion to reconsider an earlier court decision that allowed a coalition of local groups and environmentalists to continue a federal lawsuit to push for a stringent cleanup of chromium contamination in Jersey City. The groups — national nonprofit Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and local groups Interfaith Community [...]

With the initial cleanup phase of the chromium-contaminated Garfield Avenue PPG Industries site to begin in July, the Chromium Cleanup Partnership (made up of PPG, the city and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)) is hosting a site cleanup information session this Thursday. The meeting will be slightly different than earlier sessions, with representatives [...]

At least three Jersey City residents filed a class action lawsuit Monday against two area companies for health problems that allegedly arose or could arise from the presence of chromium residue in sites near where they have lived. The suit, brought by residents Mattie Halley, Latrecia Smith and Barry Wein, is the first of its [...]