So, I only mention that because it illustrates what we have seen at numerous Superfund sites: when more funding is available, these cleanups can be done more quickly and more effic...
The benefits of environmental protections far outweigh the costs, and so repealing those protections would hurt far more than it would help.
My Laurence Harbor Superfund site is contaminated with lead and other heavy metals that were used to build the seawall.
Repealing air quality regulations will not only eliminate vital public health protections, it will also kill those jobs.
I have been a strong proponent of the Brownfields Program from the start and have always welcomed bipartisan support.
We are looking at, and hopefully on a bipartisan basis some major infrastructure initiatives for both water infrastructure, Brownfields, Sup...
But that approach is dangerous and shortsighted.
Any efforts by Republicans in Congress and President Trump to remove environmental protections will have lasting consequences.
Democrats will continue to fight for the federal investments our communities need.
Our nation's crumbling infrastructure is a pressing issue that we must address.
And I have more of these sites than any other state in New Jersey, and more in my district than any other part of New Jersey.