Facebook Group: Kearny Complaints of Smells started by Melanie Ryan and assisted by Dolce Vita as an Administrator has become the Group on Facebook that has been brought attention to the Environmental Hazard called the Keegan Landfill. Worth a Visit.  Amazing Stories from Residents Suffering from the Toxic Air they are breathing. (This Facebook Group is Independent of the Close Keegan website)

Persons affected by the toxic Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) and Methane gas being discharged from the Keegan Landfill are urged to contact by call his office at (609) 292-6000. The Governor initially commented on the Keegan Landfill but as of April 2019 has avoided questions and not made any public comments regarding the Landfill which is owned by the State of New Jersey and operated by the NJSEA.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Has a Phone App for Android and Iphone operating system that can be used to report Air Quality Complaints. Click the Link below or Search for WARN NJDEP

The Town of Kearny has urged residents to call the town's hotline and email the Town of Kearny in addition to using the NJ DEP hotline and calling Governor Phil Murphy.

The NJSEA as part of a Consent Order with the NJDEP set up a page on their website to provide updates on Air Quality. Although there is a lag in updating the website there is pertinent information including engineer reports on air testing. Take a Look.

The Observer Newspaper located in Kearny and serves the surrounding communities has been reporting on the Keegan Landfill and its Editor Kevin Canessa and the co-owner of the newspaper Lisa Feorenzo have been attending NJSEA meetings and reporting and providing valuable information to the community. Click the Link Below to Look at Articles and Useful Fact sheets. Lisa is battling an upper respiratory illness which she attributes to the gases being released from Keegan Landfill.

A Link to the article on the official Town of Kearny website regarding the New Jersey Supreme Court Reversal of the Appellate Division and reinstating the closure by Superior Court  Judge Jeff Jablonski of the Keegan Landfill in Kearny along with a history of the Keegan Landfill.

The solution to the Keegan Landfill release of toxic Hydrogen Sulfide gas (not to mention orderless Methane gas) is to follow the recommendations that worked at the Fenimore Landfill which is 30 mintues away in Roxbury NJ

The Source document from the NJDEP webisite that supported the Closure, Capping and Air Filtration of the Fenimore Landfill is a roadmap to what needs to be done at Keegan Landfill.  The Summary says it all but if you must you can read all 356 pages.

The Observer Newspaper has been publishing important news on the Keegan Landfill including this article on how its important to tell your doctor about the Keegan Landfill.

A Guide to Health Issues caused by exposure to Hydrogen Sulfide published by the Observer Newspaper. 

The Observer's Newspaper Kevin Canessa editorial was right on the fact that the Appellate Division 2 Judge Panel was wrong as the New Jersey Supreme Court subsequently reinstates Superior Court's decision to temporarily close the Keegan Landfill.

On April 27, 2019, Mayor Alberto Santos called upon Governor Phil Murphy to close the State owned Keegan Landfill but the governor has been silent every since.  

Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. representing the 9th District along with Congressman Albio Sires asked the New Jersey Department of Environment to provide them with a staff briefing on steps taken by NJDEP on the toxic gases being relased by the Keegan Landfill.  To June 18, 2019 there has been no update from either Congressman.  They are the only elected official beside Mayor Santos and Harrison Mayor Fife (request for a partial closure) that have spoken out about Keegan

The Town of Kearny has put together essential information on the Keegan Landfill on one page with links to Close the Keegan Landfill Petition, a Newsletter  (PDF ready to download and print), information on where to call and email to lodge complaints, details on the action plan for Harvey Field, and recent developments. 

Click on the link below to download the Town of Kearny Keegan Landfill Information Newsletter.  It's designed so you can print it and distribute it to your neighbors so they are aware of where to call to complain and join the grassroots group organized to Close, Cap and Filter the toxic gas coming out of the Keegan Landfill

If you are looking for information from NJSEA and the Commissioners will not provide it to you.  Complete NJSEA's OPRA Request form and the staff will have to compile the information and provide it to you. We have linked to their form.

The story of the Fenimore Landfill in Roxbury NJ (close to Morristown) is very similar to the Keegan Landfill. Click to read the story.

The NJDEP recently fined the Keegan Landfill $2000 for hydrogen sulfide gas releases and illegal dumping of sewer plant waste.  NJDEP  fine were higher for the Fenimore Landfill whose owner was an private citizen.   They actually should call them toxic gas fines because that's what it really is.

On June 17, 2019, NJSEA sold a track of land that was once slated to be a Golf Course.  The property borders Lyndhurst, Rutherford and North Arlington and is slated to be an industrial site. The sale was not mentioned in the June 20, 2019 NJSEA meeting. The Commisioners are not answering questions so its not known if the 42.5 million will go to the capping of the Keegan Landfill or to the American Mall whose opening has been pushed back due to cost overruns.