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Class Action Suit Filed Against NJ Company Who Reported 'Forever Chemicals' In Water: Report Class Action Suit Filed Against NJ Company Who Reported 'Forever Chemicals' In Water: Report
Class Action Suit Filed Against NJ Company Who Reported 'Forever Chemicals' In Water: Report More than 60,000 homeowners may be eligible to sue a Central Jersey water company over high levels of "forever chemicals" found in their water, NJ Advance Media reported. Middlesex Water customers in Woodbridge, Clark, Metuchen, South Plainfield, Carteret, and Edison can join a class action lawsuit after high levels of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOAs) were detected at a South Plainfield treatment plant, the outlet said. While the company advised customers to use bottled water, the lawsuit, which seeks reimbursement costs, says it neglected to adequately warn all residents, specifically tenant…

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by Jon Craig
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'Forever Chemicals' NJ Town's Water Center Of Major Study 'Forever Chemicals' NJ Town's Water Center Of Major Study
'Forever Chemicals' NJ Town's Water Center Of Major Study Researchers at Rutgers University will be studying the long-term health effects of chemicals in a Gloucester County town's contaminated water supply. The pollution came from a plastics plant near Paulsboro. Solvay Solexis and Arkema of West Deptford settled a class-action lawsuit to clean up the drinking water believed contaminated back to 1980. PFAS — which are "forever" chemicals — are man-made chemicals that have been used in industry and manufacturing of consumer products since the 1950s, Rutgers says. Paulsboro, a town of 6,000 on the Delaware River, recorded the highest rate of …

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by Jon Craig
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Swimming Advisories Effected At 3 NJ Beaches Where High Bacteria Levels Found Swimming Advisories Effected At 3 NJ Beaches Where High Bacteria Levels Found
Swimming Advisories Effected At 3 NJ Beaches Where High Bacteria Levels Found A swimming advisory was issued Tuesday for three New Jersey beaches where elevated levels of meningitis-causing bacteria was found. Enterococci turned up in water samples from Trenton Avenue Ocean Beach in Lavallette, 5th Avenue Bay Beach in Seaside Park, and 16th Street Bay Beach in Surf City. The bacteria can cause urinary tract infections, bacterial endocarditis and more. Swimming advisories are effected when samples exceed 104 colony forming units (cfu) of enterococci. The water will be tested again and, if the second test exceeds the first limit, the beaches will be closed for swimmi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Have Questions About Newark Water? City Hosting Town Hall Oct. 2 Have Questions About Newark Water? City Hosting Town Hall Oct. 2
Have Questions About Newark Water? City Hosting Town Hall Oct. 2 Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will take part in a town hall at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center next month to discuss the city's ongoing efforts to deal with lead contamination in the city water supply.  "State of Water" will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2, at NJPAC, 1 Center St., beginning at 6 p.m. Baraka will take part in a panel discussion moderated by Richard W. Roper, a public policy expert from the Fund for New Jersey and a co-founder of the Public Policy Research Institute.  The event is free but attendees must reserve tickets. To get tickets, contact Michelle Morgan-Truvillon a…

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by Paul Milo
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UPDATE: City Gives Bottled Water To Newarkers Affected By Lead In Tap Water UPDATE: City Gives Bottled Water To Newarkers Affected By Lead In Tap Water
Update: City Gives Bottled Water To Newarkers Affected By Lead In Tap Water UPDATE, Aug. 12: The city has released the following information regarding ongoing water issues. The original story appears after the release from city officials:  Follow up test results provided on August 9, 2019 have shown that a small sample of water filters (2 of 3) provided to the City of Newark may not be removing lead to the low levels expected by city, state and federal officials. At this time, the City is aware of only two residences where water filters are not working as expected. Out of an abundance of caution, the City is notifying residents that some filters may not be work…

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by Paul Milo