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Aries Clean Energy wants to build a "biosolid treatment plant" in Newark, New Jersey. Local residents and advocates have been pushing back against the company's proposal. Above, a view from Doremus Avenue, near the proposed location of the facility. (Google Maps)
NEWARK, NJ — Why does Aries Clean Energy want to build its new treatment plant in Newark near the Passaic River? The reason is simple, a spokesperson for the Tennessee-based company says: They're just following the feces.
An environmental standoff has been building over the past few weeks in New Jersey's largest city, where a proposed waste treatment facility is drawing fire from local residents.