Dateline: New York/New Jersey

ACTION ALERT: DEMAND A FULL REVIEW AND ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF THE BAYONNE BRIDGE EXPANSION PROJECT

February 12, 2013

The Port Authority wants to modify the Bayonne Bridge to accommodate for more and bigger ships, but the Port Authority shouldn’t be able to expand until there is environmental justice for port communities and economic justice for port drivers.

Already, in the communities’ surrounding New Jersey’s Ports, 1 in 4 children suffer from asthma and the risk of cancer from diesel emissions is hundreds of times the acceptable level. The raising of the Bayonne Bridge threatens local residents and workers with an increase in diesel pollution.

Join our coalition in demanding that the U.S. Coast Guard conduct a full review and assessment of the environmental impacts that raising the Bayonne Bridge will have on the public health of workers and nearby residents.

Authorities must stop ignoring the environmental and public health impacts of a broken port system. Time to assess the problem and fix it.

Sign our petition.