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Newark council advances two fossil-fuel ordinances to second reading
Summary
Council members moved two first-reading ordinances — one to ban new or expanded fossil-fuel facilities and one to prohibit city funds for fossil fuels — to second reading after supporters and advocates urged action and staff agreed to circulate final revised language.
The Newark Municipal Council voted to advance two related ordinances on first reading that would (a) bar any new or expanded fossil-fuel facilities in the city and (b) prohibit use of city funds for fossil-fuel infrastructure. Council discussion opened Wednesday during the pre-meeting agenda and members agreed to move both items to second reading so the administration can review final edits.
A councilmember on the dais said they supported the…
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