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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 a [...]

- 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 kind [...]

At a public meeting Thursday, the Chromium Cleanup Partnership says it will unveil “a comprehensive program designed to protect public health activities” while the cleanup of toxic hexavalent chromium on Garfield Avenue begins this summer.
The partnership is the umbrella name given to PPG Industries, Jersey City and the state Department of Environmental Protection, who all [...]

PPG Industries will present its proposed work plans for the initial cleanup at the Garfield Avenue chromium site, as well as how it plans to protect the public’s health during the process, at a public meeting Monday evening.
The company, fresh off losing a legal battle to dismiss a federal lawsuit calling for a more [...]

In a ruling handed down Friday, U.S. District Judge Joseph Greenaway said that a coalition of local groups and environmentalists can continue a federal lawsuit to push for stricter cleanup of chromium contamination in Jersey City than the cleanup called for in last year’s multi-party settlement and consent judgment.

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 [...]

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 [...]