NJ just adopted one of the nation`s toughest environmental justice laws. Here`s what it does
(WorldNews Environment)

Companies looking to build a power plant or factory that would produce significant pollution in a low-income or minority community will face more scrutiny after Gov. Phil Murphy signed one of the country`s most stringent environmental justice bills into law. The legislation would affect communities in more than half of the state`s municipalities, where officials say neighbors have borne a greater level of pollution, and the public health risks and lowered life expectancy that go along with it. `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 at a signing ceremony in...