New Jersey Senators: DuPont's VX Decision Right For New Jersey

Washington - U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) today hailed DuPont Corp.s recent decision to abandon their plans to dump byproducts of VX nerve agent into the Delaware River. The corporation had originally planned to process waste products from VX nerve agent at their Deepwater facility and ultimately release the byproduct into the Delaware River. The two lawmakers said DuPonts decision is the right decision for South Jersey and for the entire state.

"From the very beginning Ive said that dumping VX byproducts into the Delaware River was bad for New Jersey and I am pleased that DuPont has at last reached the same conclusion," said Menendez. "New Jerseyans in the Delaware Valley deserve more than to have nerve agent byproducts dumped into the regions primary waterway. This is the right decision for New Jerseys environment, for New Jerseys waterways, and for New Jerseys people."

"I am pleased by DuPonts decision. The people of New Jersey will no longer face the threat of a chemical byproduct of VX nerve gas being transported through our state and dumped into the Delaware River," said Lautenberg. "New Jersey shouldnt be the dumping ground for dangerous chemicals."