Angered over a state decision to back another power plant in an already burdened community, environmentalists in New Jersey protested at one of Gov. Phil Murphy’s events and on a Zoom call hosted by the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.

The Department of Environmental Protection gave the sewage commission a preliminary approval to build a gas-powered plant in the Ironbound section of Newark, which would be the fourth plant in the neighborhood. According to the DEP’s assessment, green energy would not provide sufficient power to run the plant, which the PVSC argues is needed to prevent leaking sewage during power outages.

A Zoom call hosted by the PVSC on Thursday brought in more than 120 people, and a handful of protesters shouted at Murphy during an unrelated event in Roseland.

“With all due respect, I don’t want sewage and other pollution in the streets of Newark the next time, God forbid, a superstorm Sandy hits,” said Murphy. “[Their] definition of an environmental calamity, and mine, I think both have legitimacy. I have nothing but respect for these folks, but on this one, I’m going to say with all due respect, there’s two sides to the coin.”

Among those in the Zoom room were Rep. Andy Kim (D-3rd), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

“What we see here are the consequences of another power plant in this community would be profound,” he said. “These are people’s homes, their schools, their places of worship, all choked with fossil fuel pollution.”