New Jersey launches brownfield solar project at Delanco Landfill
The 3.1-megawatt solar installation will power up to 700 households.
New Jersey has launched its first community brownfield solar project, which will be constructed on the closed Delanco Landfill as part of the state’s Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) Community Solar Energy Pilot Program.
The 3.1-megawatt (MW) solar installation, constructed by New Jersey developer Soltage in Delanco Township, will power up to 700 households with clean energy and dedicate 55 percent of its output to low- and moderate-income (LMI) subscribers.
“We are very proud to see successful community solar development, especially projects sited on former landfills,” said NJBPU President Joseph L. Fiordaliso in a press release. “Since these contaminated sites are often not suitable for other types of redevelopment, community solar is one of the best ways to utilize them in a way that promotes equity by making the benefits of clean ene
Owner of Oil Chem Inc. sentenced for illegal dumping of waste into Flint sewer system
Owner of Oil Chem Inc. sentenced for illegal dumping of waste into Flint sewer system
Officials say 70-year-old Robert Massey violated Clean Water Act, dumping more than 47 million gallons of landfill leachate
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Chemical company accused of illegally dumping truckloads of waste in Flint sewers (WDIV)
Officials said 70-yer-old Robert Massey, of Brighton, pled guilty on Jan. 14 to violating the Clean Water Act. Court records stated that Massey’s company, Flint-based Oil Chem Inc., processed and discharged industrial wastewaters to the city’s sewer system.