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Advocates press Newark council to adopt 'Newark Fossil Free Future' ordinance to block new fossil‑fuel facilities
Summary
Environmental advocates told the North Municipal Council that two agenda items (25 15 10 and 25 15 11) together form the Newark Fossil Free Future ordinance to prohibit new or expanded fossil‑fuel facilities and bar public investments in them; the council deferred the items for further discussion and a follow‑up meeting with advocates was requested.
Environmental and community advocates urged the North Municipal Council to move swiftly on a pair of agenda items they described as the Newark Fossil Free Future ordinance.
Kim Gaddy of the South Ward Environmental Alliance said the ordinance — which was deferred in the premeeting — would address long‑standing environmental health disparities in the South and East Wards and reduce emissions from nearby port facilities. She also raised a separate consumer complaint about a towing company and called for a council investigation into towing practices that she said disproportionately affect Black and brown…
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