AG Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced three new environmental enforcement actions in communities considered overburdened under New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law. The three enforcement actions filed today involve defendants who ran illegal junkyard or solid waste facilities in Hamilton, Kearny, and Woodbridge. Another action announced today involves a spray drying facility located directly outside of several overburdened communities in Middlesex Borough.

“Every resident in every community of our state deserves to live free from environmental harm. That’s what environmental justice means, and it’s why we remain fully committed to this critical work. When we enforce our laws and hold violators of the law accountable, we help vulnerable neighborhoods recover from disproportionate exposure to pollution and environmental harm. We are grateful for DEP’s work in close collaboration with our office, and we will continue our work together to rid our state of this toxic legacy.”- AG Platkin