NEWARK - Earthjustice, on behalf of Ironbound Community Corporation (ICC), is attempting to stop the construction of the fourth gas power plant in Newark’s Ironbound as courts consider its two lawsuits against Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission (PVSC) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

The ICC, joined by Mayor Ras J. Baraka, environmental advocates and legal partners, stood outside PVSC headquarters on Thursday to announce further legal action against the Sewerage Commission and the state DEP.

PVSC awarded a $232.7 million contract in June to Skanska/Railroad SPGF JV to build a standby power generating facility at Newark’s sewage treatment facility on Wilson Avenue in the city’s Ironbound. It will be built in a heavily industrial, highly polluted area th

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