As President Trump tries to overturn a raft of federal policies, Democrats in Congress are on defense

Residents fear they will bear the brunt of more overflows from a river polluted with toxic debris

During first term, Trump’s team undid or weakened hundreds of federal regulations on environment, energy and wildlife

Dozens of former landfills, industrial waste sites and illegal toxic dumps in NJ have been transformed

Residents complained for years of effects on their health

Rep. Pallone says it will lead to faster, more complete cleanup of polluted sites

New Jersey has 114 federal Superfund sites, more than any other state

If signed into law, The Honoring Our Pact Act would provide about $280 billion over ten years

The governor says more cleanups of smaller sites will produce better results across the state.