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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.