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Dupont Plant Pollution Legacy Looms Large for People of Pompton Lakes

"Residents, environmentalists assert government studies of high cancer rates sidestep clear evidence of link to underground toxics".

"Jefferson LaSala has fond memories of his hometown in Passaic County.

'In my mind, Pompton Lakes was the best place in the world to grow up, and I loved my friends. I loved my neighbors,' he said.

Yet there were indications early on that things weren’t as rosy as they appeared. Standing in front of his childhood home, where he continues to live more than 50 years later, he recalled a moment that’s still clearly etched in his mind."

Scott Gurian reports for NJSpotlight December 14, 2015.

Source: NJSpotlight, 12/14/2015