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Here comes the sun California and New Jersey have high numbers of PV installations	Joseph Romm	31 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: California, energy, New Jersey, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics)

Casting a LNG Shadow Exxon plans liquefied-natural-gas terminal 20 miles off New Jersey coast		12 Dec 2007	News
Posted at 8:20 AM on 12 Dec 2007 ExxonMobil has announced it intends to build a $1 billion floating liquefied-natural-gas terminal 20 miles off the coast of New Jersey. The offshore location is intended to make the venture less objectionable to opponents who worry about pollution, leaks, catastrophic explosions, and other environmental impacts from the facility that aims to produce 1.2 billion cubic fe ...
Topics: business, natural gas, New Jersey, news (all these topics)

Sludging Along U.S. agencies don't prioritize public in toxin-affected communities		28 Sep 2007	News
Posted at 10:27 AM on 28 Sep 2007 The U.S. Department of Energy found high levels of toxic hydrogen sulfide in the soil of suburban Versailles, Pa., and has neglected to inform local officials. The U.S. EPA was lackadaisical about cleaning up toxic paint sludge left by automaker Ford in Trenton, N.J., and disregarded complaints from the community. Luckily, those failures of the U.S. government to protect and infor ...
Topics: Department of Energy, health, jackassery, New Jersey, news, Pennsylvania, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

New Jersey gets ambitious Plans to make huge cuts in greenhouse gases	David Roberts	22 Jun 2007	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate change mitigation, energy, greenhouse-gas emissions, New Jersey (all these topics)

Summer Lovin' Students keep up momentum with a pre-election Climate Summer	Bill McKibben	07 Jun 2007	Dispatches
A scholar-in-residence at Middlebury College, Bill McKibben is the author of The End of Nature, the first book for a general audience on climate change, and, most recently, Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. He serves on Grist's board of directors. Thursday, 07 Jun 2007 LEBANON, New Hampshire If you're worried -- and who isn't? -- that the pressure for action on global warming will crest and ...
Topics: climate, Dispatches, grassroots activism, New Jersey, politics (all these topics)

Latter-Day Paints EPA says racism isn't a factor in Ford Superfund saga		13 Apr 2007	Daily Grist
Latter-Day Paints EPA says racism isn't a factor in Ford Superfund saga A strange environmental-justice saga is unfolding in New Jersey, pitting Ford Motor Co. against a community of Ramapough Indians and their allies. Decades ago, Ford dumped thousands of tons of toxic paint sludge at a former mining area. The dump was declared a Superfund site, reportedly cleaned up, and del ...
Topics: environmental justice, insanity, New Jersey, news, politics, toxics, US EPA (all these topics)

Tune in Tomorrow Leaders around the world leap into the climate-promise arena		14 Feb 2007	Daily Grist
Tune in Tomorrow Leaders around the world leap into the climate-promise arena Today we bring you another edition of Leaders Making Big Climate Promises! In New Zealand, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced a goal to make her country the world's first carbon-neutral nation. Zowie! British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell says he'll set up a climate team to cut vehicle and coal-plant emission ...
Topics: Canada, climate, New Jersey, New Zealand, news, United Kingdom (all these topics)

Diamond's Err Forever Dioxin-laced Passaic River remains uncleaned by corporations that fouled it		08 Aug 2006	Daily Grist
Diamond's Err Forever Dioxin-laced Passaic River remains uncleaned by corporations that fouled it For today's tale of corporate skullduggery and government negligence, we take you to the lovely state of New Jersey. For almost 20 years beginning in the early '50s, the Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Co. -- manufacturer of pesticides like DDT and Agent Orange -- dumped its dioxin-laden waste untreated into the Pas ...
Topics: New Jersey, news, rivers and watersheds, toxics (all these topics)

Point, shoot, go to jail	Chris Schults	13 May 2006	Gristmill

Topics: legislation, New Jersey, politics, toxics, waste (all these topics)

Into Thin Bear New Jersey bear hunt gets under way		06 Dec 2005	Daily Grist
Into Thin Bear New Jersey bear hunt gets under way New Jersey's second bear hunt in 35 years kicked off yesterday despite last-minute attempts by activists to halt the six-day season. By Monday afternoon, 54 bears had been killed. Joisey's growing bear population is estimated at 2,000 to 3,000, and human-bear encounters are increasing. Hunt advocates claim bear season is a good way to thin the bruin population. Animal-rights gro ...
Topics: New Jersey, news, wildlife (all these topics)

The Chemical Druthers New Jersey becomes first state to require stronger chemical security		02 Dec 2005	Daily Grist
The Chemical Druthers New Jersey becomes first state to require stronger chemical security New Jersey has become the first state in the nation to require security assessments for chemical plants -- assessments blocked at the federal level by industry and Republican lawmakers. The new rules call for the state's 140-odd chemical plants to evaluate potential security risks and report plans for ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, New Jersey, news, toxics (all these topics)

Pact Into a Corner NE states face choice between nuclear power and greenhouse-gas emissions		14 Sep 2005	Daily Grist
Pact Into a Corner NE states face choice between nuclear power and greenhouse-gas emissions New Jersey and Vermont -- two of nine Northeast states negotiating a pact to cap greenhouse-gas emissions -- rely heavily on nuclear-generated energy. Now, with the 40-year-long licenses of New Jersey's Oyster Creek nuclear plant and the Vermont Yankee plant nearing expiration, the states could f ...
Topics: air pollution, New Jersey, news, Northeast, nuclear power, Vermont (all these topics)

The Brick of Disaster Autism may be linked to environmental factors, research says		01 Feb 2005	Daily Grist
The Brick of Disaster Autism may be linked to environmental factors, research says A new study looking into possible environmental causes of autism, a neurological disorder that affects communication and social-interaction abilities, demonstrates that a suite of pollutants working in combination can critically affect a developing embryo. The research focused on several chemicals found more than a decade ago in Brick, N.J., an area with ...
Topics: New Jersey, toxics (all these topics)

The Truck Stops Here New electrical hook-ups at truck stops prevent diesel pollution		21 Oct 2004	Daily Grist
The Truck Stops Here New electrical hook-ups at truck stops prevent diesel pollution Long-haul truckers, hardy though they may be, occasionally need rest. Traditionally they have pulled into truck stops and taken naps with their trucks idling, to avoid, you know, freezing to death. Unfortunately, idling diesel trucks produce emissions that likely cause asthma, bronchitis, lung cancer, heart disease, and premature d ...
Topics: air pollution, New Jersey, placemaking (all these topics)

Pulling a Fast-Track One New Jersey's Democratic governor takes tricks from Bush's book	Glenn Scherer	11 Aug 2004	Main Dish
Gov. James McGreevey (left) and DEP chief Bradley Campbell. In the run-up to the 2004 election, those who have high hopes that a change in administration will automatically mean the curbing of environmental abuses by government should look to recent events in New Jersey for a cautionary tale. In the Garden State, Democratic Gov. James McGreevey, who has historically been a friend ...
Topics: business, New Jersey, placemaking (all these topics)

Task Force Majeure The Supreme Court may alleviate Cheney's energy task force troubles	Amanda Griscom	17 Dec 2003	Muckraker
On Monday, the Supreme Court offered Vice President Dick Cheney a possible escape hatch from the great energy task force imbroglio. The high court agreed to hear an appeal from Cheney, who for more than a year has been defying a federal judge's order to pony up documents about his infamous 2001 task force. Those behind the lawsuit against the veep are certain the documents will re ...
Topics: environmental non-government organizations, mercury, Muckraker, New Jersey, politics, toxics, United States, US EPA, water pollution (all these topics)

Bridge Over Bottled Water Recycled Plastic Bridge Proves Inexpensive as Well as Eco-Friendly		09 Dec 2003	Daily Grist
Bridge Over Bottled Water Recycled Plastic Bridge Proves Inexpensive as Well as Eco-Friendly You may have heard of plastic bottles being recycled into fleece jackets, park benches, and, of course, more plastic bottles -- but bridges? Yep; that's one of the latest creative uses for old milk cartons, soda containers, and the like. A 56-foot-long, one-lane bridge over the Mullica River in southern New Jersey, built almost entirely of ...
Topics: green living, New Jersey (all these topics)

Chromium and Punishment New Jersey Wins $17 Million Settlement in Chromium Case		13 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Chromium and Punishment New Jersey Wins $17 Million Settlement in Chromium Case A 20-year battle over chromium pollution in northern New Jersey came to an end yesterday when three companies agreed to pony up $17 million to clean hundreds of sites contaminated by the deadly chemical. From the 1890s to the ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, environmental restoration, land degradation, New Jersey, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, wetlands (all these topics)

Big Mess on Campus Widespread Environmental Violations Found at Colleges		07 Nov 2003	Daily Grist
Big Mess on Campus Widespread Environmental Violations Found at Colleges Colleges and universities are normally thought of as hotbeds of environmental activism -- but now, it turns out that some of them are hot with hazardous waste. Twelve colleges in New York and New Jersey have been hit with a total of $2 million in fines for violating environmental regulations; an earlier sweep of New England coll ...
Topics: New England, New Jersey, New York, pollution and waste (all these topics)

Air Bawl States Tighten Air Rules in the Wake of Federal Loosening		17 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Air Bawl States Tighten Air Rules in the Wake of Federal Loosening A number of states and cities are thumbing their noses at the Bush administration's moves to weaken air-pollution rules by imposing their own stricter regulations. Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and other states, as well as a few cities, announced yesterday that they are making or ...
Topics: air pollution, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, politics, pollution and waste, Wisconsin (all these topics)

I've Seen the Smokestack and the Damage Done New Jersey Plays Hardball With Polluters		24 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
I've Seen the Smokestack and the Damage Done New Jersey Plays Hardball With Polluters In the most aggressive attack on polluters anywhere in the nation, New Jersey is demanding that more than 80 companies pay penalties for causing harm to the environment. The penalties are not simply the price tag of a cleanup; rather, they are natural-resource damage claims, under which companies must ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, New Jersey, pollution and waste (all these topics)

Take a Bite Out of Grime New Jersey to Make Polluters Pay for Routine Contamination		10 Sep 2003	Daily Grist
Take a Bite Out of Grime New Jersey to Make Polluters Pay for Routine Contamination New Jersey is getting tough on polluters, and other states may have a lot to learn from the state's approach. New Jersey officials say they will soon begin broadly enforcing a law that requires polluting industries to pay the cost of cleaning up their messes. Sounds like a no-brainer, but critics say the move could drive businesses out o ...
Topics: air pollution, business, New Jersey (all these topics)

A Green and Pleasant Meadowlands		13 May 2003	Daily Grist
A Green and Pleasant Meadowlands Plans are underway to create a huge urban park in New Jersey that would be 10 times the size of New York City's Central Park -- on land now pocked by old garbage dumps and sewage sites. Unofficially dubbed the Meadowlands Preserve, the new park would encompass 8,400 acres of wetlands and green space, and would include sports fields, ...
Topics: New Jersey, pollution and waste, solid waste treatment and disposal, wilderness, wildlife (all these topics)

Stone Cold Killer		20 Feb 2003	Daily Grist
Stone Cold Killer The massive storm that dumped feet of snow on the Northeast over the weekend was lovely to look at, fun to play in -- and bad news for some river species. In an effort to unbury themselves, many cities in the region dumped plowed snow directly into nearby rivers, a practice some scientists warn could harm stone flies, a de ...
Topics: marine life, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Northeast, Pennsylvania, rivers and watersheds, West Virginia, wildlife (all these topics)

We Got to Get Ourselves Back to the Garden		19 Dec 2002	Daily Grist
We Got to Get Ourselves Back to the Garden New Jersey may be the Garden State -- but can it be known as green in other ways as well? Gov. James McGreevey (D) thinks it can, and he's embarking on an ambitious plan to make the state a national leader in clean energy. Earlier this year, the state government agreed to purchase at least 12 percent of the electricity it consumes from renewable energy ventures. Last week, M ...
Topics: New Jersey, politics, renewable energy (all these topics)

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