Posts Tagged ‘PPG Industries’

PPG’s Paint-Training School Hosting Open House on Saturday

By Jon Whiten • Feb 4th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

The Pittsburgh Paints Trade School, which is operated by PPG Industries as part of its community outreach in Jersey City, is getting ready to begin a new 16-week free course that will teach Jersey City residents from low-to-moderate income households how to become a professional commercial painter.
A high school diploma or GED is required to [...]



Workshop for Residents Living Near PPG Chromium Sites Set for Thursday

By Jon Whiten • Jan 18th, 2010 • Category: Blog, News

Do you live within 400 feet of one of PPG’s chromium-contaminated sites in Jersey City? (Not sure? Check the sites here.) Are you worries about chromium contamination in your home?
If so, you should head to Thursday’s workshop being put together by the city, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and PPG (known collectively [...]



Another Public Meeting on Chromium Cleanup Set for Dec. 17

By Jon Whiten • Dec 10th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

Officials have confirmed a meeting next Thursday, Dec. 17, to discuss potential health studies in the chromium-polluted areas being cleaned up under a settlement between the city, the state and PPG Industries.
Site administrator Mike McCabe says he is currently reviewing chromium-related health studies and consulting with experts to determine whether or not to [...]



Chromium Cleanup Meeting Tonight

By Jon Whiten • Nov 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blog

Residents will get a chance tonight to come out and hear what court-appointed site administrator Mike McCabe has planned for the cleanup of a handful of chromium-contaminated sites in Jersey City — most notably the large property at 880-900 Garfield Avenue, where PPG Industries processed chromite ore until 1963.
The meeting is the first of [...]



Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jul 8th, 2009 • Category: Blog

- The Jersey City political scandal du jour continues to twist and turn in new ways. Ward C councilwoman Nidia Rivera Lopez, whose Jersey City residency is being challenged by losing opponent Jimmy King, did not receive a New Jersey driver’s license until June 15. In our eyes, this by itself is no big deal. [...]



Jersey City Community Group Joins Federal Suit Against PPG

By Jon Whiten • Jul 6th, 2009 • Category: Blog, News

In the wake of the city’s final approval of the settlement it, along with the state, negotiated with PPG Industries to clean up chromium-contaminated land along Garfield Avenue and in other spots around the city, the community group GRACO announced today that it is joining the federal lawsuit against PPG brought by the Interfaith Community [...]



Disposal Fail: Chromium-Contaminated Barrels Languished on Site Owned by Jersey City

By Jon Whiten • Jun 26th, 2009 • Category: Featured, News

At 824 Garfield Ave., the Jersey City Incinerator Authority stores salt for roads in the winter. But new tests show toxic materials have been stored there for several years as well. How did they get there, and why didn’t the city notice them until yesterday?



Council Report: PPG Settlement, Crystal Point and Animal Control

By Jon Whiten • Jun 19th, 2009 • Category: Featured, News, Politics

Editor’s note: When JCI’s usual City Council correspondent was forced to miss this week’s meeting at the last minute, photographer Steve Gold stepped it up and stayed for nearly all of the marathon meeting (he left City Hall around 12:20 am after a 6:30 pm meeting start) to file this special photographic edition of the [...]



Thursday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jun 18th, 2009 • Category: Blog

- The City Council voted 8-1 last night in favor of approving a settlement with PPG Industries to clean up chromium-contaminated land along Garfield Avenue and elsewhere in Jersey City. Ward E councilman Steven Fulop was the lone “no” vote.
- The City Council also voted to approve an amendment to the Crystal Point luxury condo [...]



Wednesday Morning News Roundup

By Jon Whiten • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Blog

- At tonight’s meeting, the City Council will consider the revised proposed settlement between the city, the state and PPG Industries to clean up chromium contaminated land along Garfield Avenue. The city held a public hearing on the newest version of the settlement on Monday night, and has further amended the agreement to include a [...]