NJSpotlight News March 7, 2023

Tonight, on NJ Spotlight News almost 40 years after EPA workers started cleaning up the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Newark, the work is far from over, 17 miles of contaminated riverbed exist and the EPA is pressing for a plan for the remaining 9 miles to be cleaned up; New Jersey’s farmers lost out on millions in federal aid during the pandemic, but especially frustrated are the state’s black farmers, Senator Cory Booker is trying to change that; The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a temporary measure to help the poor with food costs during the COVID-19 pandemic ended last month, Governor Murphy signed a measure to help offset the losses, but is it enough for some families; And Anchor Briana Vannozzi goes one-on-one with former Congressman Tom Malinowski about his latest effort to fight off the culture wars in our public schools.

 

 

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