Communities and project participants in New Jersey are awaiting details that will implement legislation signed Sept. 18 by Gov. Phil Murphy (D) that sets what may be the most restrictive “environmental justice” rules in the U.S. on how or whether certain pollution-emitting facilities are built in “overburdened communities.’’

The law will apply to new or expanded projects—including 10-MW or larger power plants, incinerators, waste recycling facilities, sewage treatment plants larger than 50 million gallons per day, landfill, waste recycling plants and other projects defined as air pollution sources under the U.S. Clean Air Act—in communities with large minority and low-income populations that meet state criteria.

New Jersey identified 310 possibly affected municipalities, but agencies have 120 days to finalize the list and no deadline is clear for rules to set permit conditions.

State environmental justice advocates cheered the new law as long overdue. "This law will bring with it a sea change in how government looks at its ultimate responsibility to ensure the rights of its people to clean air and clean water," Murphy said

But project developers raise concerns. “This could add uncertainties and delays … at a time when the state’s infrastructure is in dire need of repair and replacement,” says Michael A. Travostino, a government affairs official for the Associated Construction Contractors of New Jersey, adding that he expects new projects “will be slow to break ground.” I

目前尚不清楚该法律将如何影响计划中的5.46亿美元天然气发电厂和新泽西州北部科尔尼的电力升级系统，而新泽西州的Transit试图建立以促进共享东北走廊铁路线上的电源，但观察者指出，可能会有可能具有“令人信服的公共利益”项目的法律豁免。18luck官网

同时，其他州正在关注类似的路缘。

在制定将影响国家石油和天然气生产商的新规则中，科罗拉多州希望包括规则，要求那些寻求良好钻探许可证的人考虑少数族裔和低收入居民的距离。它还计划更仔细地研究此类项目。18luck官网新利luck

科罗拉多州将于10月发布新的行业规则，观察家说，这将使这是第一个这样做的石油和天然气状态。