The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River

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By By Anna MattsonAug 10, 2025, 5:00 am233 ptsTop
More than 40 years after the Passaic River was declared a Superfund site, cancer-causing toxins still line its bottom. While residents drink from its waters, cleanup stalls under corporate resistance and potential federal budget cuts. By Anna Mattson Isiah Cruz is alone on the banks of the Passaic River—in…

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