Cleanup North Brooklyn v. Brooklyn Transfer
Cleanup North Brooklyn v. Brooklyn Transfer, Environmental Justice, Waste Equity
NYLPI represents Cleanup North Brooklyn, a group of residents, families, and business owners, in a lawsuit seeking greater waste equity in North Brooklyn. The community group sued a waste transfer station in their neighborhood to make it stop bringing polluting diesel trucks, loud noises at night, rats, leachate, horrible smells, and dangerous traffic to the area.
Read the summons and complaint here.
Pro bono co-counsel: Schindler Cohen & Hochman LLP
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