Environment
Regional policy, industrial remediation, and climate resilience across New York and New Jersey and the region. Core recurring topics include drinking water quality, toxic site cleanup, stormwater management, energy transition impacts, and regulatory reforms that balance state environmental mandates with regional economic growth.
Drinking Water
Manayunk Canal Reopens After 85 Years, Restoring Flow and Wildlife [The Philly Voice]
"With the reintroduction of flow to the canal, water quality monitoring has shown increased dissolved oxygen concentrations that meet water quality goals for fish and aquatic organisms to thrive."
Environment
NEWS RELEASE:Â New Poll Reveals Voters Concerns About Severe Weather Events
"Overall, 37 percent of likely voters in New Jersey say that they’re 'very concerned' about property and infrastructure damage caused by extreme weather events like flooding, with another 40 percent saying that they’re 'somewhat' concerned."
Environment
The Slow-Moving Fight to Clean New Jersey’s Most Contaminated River [Inside Climate News]
"More than 40 years after the Passaic River was declared a Superfund site, cancer-causing toxins still line its bottom. While residents drink from its waters, cleanup stalls under corporate resistance and potential federal budget cuts."
Environment
Bound Brook’s Battle With Flooding: Resilience Not Retreat
Bound Brook is much safer from floods today than in years past, thanks to decades of planning, funding, and construction.
Energy
Sherrill vs. Ciattarelli on EVs and Advanced Clean Cars II
"Sherrill has signaled she would continue Murphy’s energy and transportation policies...Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli takes a distinctly critical stance toward ACC II and the broader push for rapid vehicle electrification."
Energy
How Ben & Jerry’s is recycling food waste into energy [PBS NewsHour]
Something to ponder the next time you're enjoying Ben & Jerry's ice cream.
Climate Resilience
NJ Cooling Centers
A list of cooling centers throughout the state can be found here:Â
https://nj211.org/nj-cooling-centers
Energy
Environmental Advocates Respond to Atlantic Shores Decision to Vacate its OREC
Trenton, New Jersey – The following is a statement from Ed Potosnak, Executive Director of New Jersey LCV, regarding Atlantic Shores filing to vacate...
Drinking Water
‘Startlingly high’ levels of PFAS pollution found in Warren County hot spot [NJ Spotlight]
"The well, located at a self-storage facility, recorded a total PFAS concentration of 18,997 parts per trillion, the highest ever seen in New Jersey and among the highest in the nation."
Climate Resilience
$73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore [AP]
"Mantoloking, one of the hardest-hit shore communities during Superstorm Sandy, will get 392,000 cubic yards in the spring, while neighboring Brick will get 227,000 cubic yards in early summer."