Environment
DEP turns down plan for massive development in Pinelands
‘The struggle is not over,’ cautions one opponent of project for commercial space and thousands of houses in Barnegat Bay watershed
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Decoy owl, ‘strange metal lump’ among items found during massive beach trash sweep
More than 3,000 volunteers swept beaches from the Bayshore to Cape May County on Saturday as part of an New Jersey-based organization’s annual program.
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Crowdsourcing to find survivors of Hurricane Michael
CrowdSource Rescue allows people to report someone who is unaccounted for or needs help. It lists them on a map that rescuers can use for deployment purposes.
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Bay channel dredging is latest in N.J.’s safe navigation initiative
Crews will soon begin dredging channels in Ocean County to ensure safe navigation, the latest in a series of projects that began in 2014, state officials announced.
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Air Date: October 19, 2018
Listen 49:11‘Zero waste’ town in Japan recycles most of its trash
With 45 categories of recyclables, Kamikatsu — in southwestern Japan — has a progressive approach that saves the town money and reduces greenhouse emissions.
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Listen 6:28So what’s the climate change/asthma connection?
Warming temperatures worsen ozone pollution. Excess carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) causes plants to grow faster and release more pollen — extending the “allergy” season.
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Listen 8:46Sunoco: Mariner East 2 delayed to 2020, so company will join three pipes as substitute
Company did not immediately say when natural gas liquids would begin moving through the lines.
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EPA boasts of reduced greenhouse gases, even as Trump questions climate science
The Trump administration is celebrating a drop in the nation's greenhouse gas emissions last year while the president remains skeptical of climate science.
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Thousands to scour N.J. waterways during massive trash sweep
Clean Ocean Action, a regional coalition that fights for clean water off the New Jersey and New York coastlines, will host its 33rd annual Fall Beach Sweep this Saturday.
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Electric car drivers can get an extra charge out of visiting Pa. parks, forests
Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County now has the car-charging pedestals. Several other area parks will be outfitted with the devices by the end of 2019.
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Good news for ‘green’ brews: Consumers say they’ll pay more for sustainable beer
Investment in energy-efficient technologies can be costly, but according to a study published last week in PLOS ONE, these investments may be worthwhile.
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Environmentalists win battle to protect ‘exceptional’ streams in the Poconos
A group of resort owners had challenged DEP's new classification of headwater streams in Monroe County.
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Del., Pa. slaughterhouses illegally dumping wastewater, pollution report finds
Between Jan. 1, 2016, and June 30, three-quarters of the largest U.S. slaughterhouses violated the Clean Water Act by improperly disposing of contaminated wastewater.
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Recovery work begins after Hurricane Michael carves through Florida Panhandle
More than 400,000 electricity accounts had lost power in Florida as of Thursday morning.
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