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Neighbors and environmental groups press Newark council to adopt 'Fossil Free Future' ordinance to block new major fossil‑fuel facilities
Summary
Environmental and parent‑advocate groups urged the council to advance the Newark Fossil Free Future ordinance to prevent construction or expansion of major fossil‑fuel facilities inside the city; council moved the bills to first reading and requested an impact analysis from administration.
Several advocacy groups and parents urged the council on Dec. 17 to pass a local ordinance that would halt public funding and land‑use approval for new or expanded major fossil‑fuel facilities in Newark.
Kim Gaddy, executive director of the South Ward Environmental Alliance, told the council the coalition had worked for months on two ordinances (referred to in public comment as titles related to 'Fossil Free Future') that would amend land‑use codes, prevent public funds from…
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