SUPERFUND

(work-in-progress)

A new project documenting Superfund sites and the people who live near them throughout New Jersey. Superfund sites are abandoned hazardous waste sites as designated by the Environmental Protection Agency, which is working on cleaning up and remediating the sites. The state of New Jersey has about 10% of the priority Superfund sites, a disproportionate amount. Most of the sites are a result of corporations dumping or mismanaging toxic waste.