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Environmental Groups Demand Public Hearing Over Consent Decree regarding cleanup of the Ford Superfund site in Ringwood

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Ringwood NJ, The New Jersey Sierra Club and more than a dozen other environmental groups sent a joint letter to DEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe requesting a public hearing for the Consent Decree regarding cleanup of the Ford Superfund site in Ringwood. The letter also asked to extend the public comment period from 60 to 120 days. The letter notes the complexity of the site and the intense public interest in the issues involved in making the requests. The EPA recently struck a $21 million settlement with the Ford Motor Company and Ringwood on a plan to cap hazardous materials on the site. (See Joint Letter to DEP attached)

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