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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced on April 4th that the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has filed a suit against a chemical company based in Connecticut. Allegedly, this chemical company is responsible for damaging natural resources in New Jersey by contaminating groundwater at the site of the former Hexcel manufacturing plant.
The site has already undergone remediation of the contamination but the lawsuit is seeking compensation for the damaged natural resources, specifically the lost value in their contaminated water supply. The chemicals came from the leaking storage tanks and operations at the Hexcel plant. The lawsuit is being handled by the Environmental Enforcement and Environmental Justice (EEEJ) Section within the Division of Law’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group.