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When toxic waste dumps get a do-over, who wins?

Clip: 1/27/2023 | 5m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

About 60 landfills, industrial sites and illegal toxic dumps in NJ have been transformed

Aired 01/27/2023

NJ Spotlight News

When toxic waste dumps get a do-over, who wins?

Clip: 1/27/2023 | 5m 55sVideo has Closed Captions

About 60 landfills, industrial sites and illegal toxic dumps in NJ have been transformed

"Overall, this particular landfill has been a win-win for the township," Robert Greenbaum, mayor of Mount Olive, said of a former toxic Superfund site that now pays $50,000 a year in local taxes and pumps 25 megawatts of power into New Jersey's power grid.

Aired 01/27/2023

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Business Report: NJ's housing market cools

Business Report: NJ's housing market cools

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The trend is attributed to rising interest rates and prices as well as low inventory (2m 14s)

Cafe that's a haven for deaf community at risk of closing

Cafe that's a haven for deaf community at risk of closing

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Owner Sandra Rivers says it's been a struggle since Tropical Storm Ida (4m 27s)

Cities leave state’s health benefits plan after rate hike

Cities leave state’s health benefits plan after rate hike

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Trenton and Newark join Camden in opting out (4m 43s)

Ensuring education on Holocaust as antisemitism rises

Ensuring education on Holocaust as antisemitism rises

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NJ teacher takes part in an intensive, national program on Holocaust education (3m 57s)

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