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The author argues that this would lead to higher pesticide residues on food, the continued use of endocrine disruptors, and the failure to protect bee populations. 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Additionally, the Reliant Energy Portland Generating Station on the Delaware River has contaminated groundwater with substances including arsenic, aluminum, fluoride, boron, iron, manganese, sulfate, and TDS.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-001958#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Contamination from New York power plants reaches New Jersey via the Hudson River. The U.S. EPA found that the Danskammer Generating Station in Newburgh, NY, contaminated groundwater with various substances, including iron, selenium, sodium, manganese, aluminum, arsenic, sulfate, sulfide, total dissolved solids, turbidity, magnesium, and boron.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-001958#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"New Jersey's regulatory framework for coal ash disposal is insufficient for protecting public health because it does not require composite liners for all dump sites to prevent pollutant release, nor does it mandate groundwater monitoring at all landfills and coal ash ponds.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"earjust-001958#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["water pollution","waste management","environmental regulation"],"geography_discussed":["Pennsylvania","New York","Delaware River","Hudson River"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["regulatory gap analysis","environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"earjust-001987","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/earjust-001987","title":"NEW YORK COAL ASH DISPOSAL IN PONDS AND LANDFILLS","publisher":{"name":"Earthjustice","organization":"earthjustice"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/ny-coal-ash-factsheet0512.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"New York generates 2.8 million tons of coal ash annually, ranking 15th in the US. 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