Environmental Justice Law Decisions

NJ’s Environmental Justice Law requires DEP to evaluate the environmental and public health stressors of eight types of facilities located, or proposing to be located, in overburdened communities (OBCs). After a required public process, the DEP must issue a decision to determine whether the facility is authorized to proceed to the subsequent DEP permitting processes and, if appropriate, issue special conditions required to avoid causing a disproportionate impact on the OBC.