Two months after Gov. Phil Murphy temporarily halted the project, a state agency under his control is still moving forward with plans to build a gas-fired power plant along the Passaic River.
The Clean Air Council appealed an effort by Pennsylvania to resurrect a defunct air pollution control permit that would allow construction of a large gas-fired power plant proposed for Robinson Township.
Amid finger pointing over who bears responsibility for approving a new gas-fired plant — seemingly at odds with the state's goals for zero-carbon energy — at least one state lawmaker says she wants the legislature to stop the plant from being built.
Mayor Nicholas Sacco and the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution at the Sept. 23 meeting, calling for the closing of the Bergen Generating Station.
