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Old 01-09-2017, 01:59 PM
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Default Video: Passaic River Keeper

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The Atlantic online posted a 5-minute video about the contamination crisis facing the final 8-miles of the Passaic River. I thought some of you may find this interesting.

Here's the description of the video:
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New Jersey’s Passaic River is one of the most polluted in the country. During the Industrial Revolution, waste and toxins poured into the river by the ton—while at the same time, Newark and Jersey City prospered. In this short film, River Keeper, Captain Bill Sheehan takes viewers on a tour of the river, explaining who lives along its banks (mostly immigrants) and how it became such a hopeless case. Even with the EPA’s $1.4 billion plan to clean up the lower eight miles of the Passaic, the process will take over a decade. In the end, the fish still might not be safe to eat.
Here's the link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/in...-toxic-rivers/


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