NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Sitz) - Community has been let down for 40 years, NJ resident says
The last time the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection checked the site was in 2010.
The last time the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection checked the site was in 2010.
Keyport, New Jersey, is approaching 400 cancer cases because of a toxic landfill and residents are pointing the finger at the state's Department of Environmental Protection. An independent testing expert found that soil contained high amounts of PCBs and dioxins. #cancer #toxins #NewJersey
Just a few months ago, a Keyport, New Jersey, resident started plotting known cancer cases in the town on a map. It started with just 41 cases, but now residents say the cases are approaching 400 because of a toxic landfill nearby. They said it's been sitting there for decades. The residents are pointing the finger at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and they have been sounding the alarm for nearly 40 years. Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AI:Residents in Keyport, New Jersey, are reporting a massive surge in cancer cases, with numbers climbing from 41 to nearly 400 as they link the illnesses to a toxic landfill that has been active for decades. Local citizens are accusing the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection of negligence, noting that warnings regarding this environmental hazard have been ignored for almost 40 years.Open
The town of Keyport, New Jersey is approaching 400 cases of cancer that residents say is due to a toxic landfill nearby.
The last time the landfill was tested was 2010.
Three men were captured on surveillance video approaching a manhole in the Queens, New York, neighborhood of Astoria and working together to pull off the cover with an unknown object. A white vehicle is also shown pulling in front of them and seeming to shine its headlights on the group. After pulling up the cover, the three people, wearing overalls, descend into the sewers, one by one, while holding a flashlight. The last person replaces the manhole cover on their way down, and the white vehicle drives away. Police are still on the hunt for the three people, as well as two other groups who were seen going in and out of the sewers in Brooklyn, New York. A spokesperson for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection confirmed…