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'We've been forgotten': In Newark, N.J., a toxic Superfund site faces growing climate threats

One environmental advocate warns of a potential disaster: "With Superfund sites and climate change, we're playing Russian roulette with a loaded gun."

Words: Erik Ortiz. Visual Editor: Matt Nighswander.

Melissa Miles with her son Kiluan in front of the plastics factory in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood.

Ana Baptista, a community advocate, in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood.

Arnold Cohen has been an activist in the Ironbound for more than 40 years.

'We've been forgotten': In Newark, N.J., a toxic Superfund site faces growing climate threats

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