Environment
PSEG drives home vow to shutter nuclear plants unless public subsidizes them
The company maintains new filings with state demonstrate the case for up to $300 million in annual aid for three years, but most financial information has been redacted.
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Will its own success sabotage the garden state’s solar sector?
Add up solar installations — deployed and in the pipeline — and New Jersey has reached the point which current subsidies expire — before a new program has been put in place.
7 years ago
N.J. governor nominates two conservationists to Pinelands Commission
Murphy addresses concerns of leading environmentalists who had wanted Christie-era holdovers to be replaced.
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Pennvest will invest $7.9 million into the mid-Atlantic hatchery.
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New Jersey proposes PFAS regulations for groundwater; EPA regulations delayed by shutdown
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection has taken a step toward cleaning up water contamination from an unregulated class of perfluorinated chemicals known as PFAs
7 years ago
Mariner East pipelines: New sinkhole opens at Chester County site; Sunoco shuts line
A new sinkhole appeared late Sunday at a Sunoco pipeline site in Chester Co. where several earlier sinkholes led officials to halt construction because of safety concerns.
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Pittsburgh-area legislators want hearing on Clairton Coke Works
Officials want answers on Allegheny County’s response to pollution at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works after a Christmas Eve fire damaged air pollution controls at the plant.
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Students report problems breathing after U.S. Steel fire
More kids in Clairton have reported problems with their breathing after a fire damaged pollution controls at a U.S. Steel plant there in December.
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Chesco DA blasts Mariner East contractor’s crass threats directed at pipeline opponent
Complaint one of many district attorney has heard regarding bullying or harassment of residents by pipeline workers during the troubled cross-state project.
7 years ago
Butt out: N.J. beach, park smoking ban goes into effect
The law, which went into effect Wednesday, permits a designated smoking area of 15 percent at beaches. Smoking is still permitted in parking lots.
7 years ago
No tsunami alert after earthquake off Maryland coast
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the Maryland coast Tuesday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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The death of the Delaware River
Industrial growth and raw sewage in the region in the 20th century killed aquatic life in much of the Delaware River and surrounding streams.
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Listen 7:08How the Clean Water Act fixed the Delaware River’s pollution problem
A grassroots environmental effort in the '60s resulted in The Clean Water Act and major federal dollars were provided for the upgrades we see today.
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Listen 6:36The Delaware River’s invisible threats
Hidden beneath what looks, and smells, like much cleaner water are potential new dangers like plastics, pharmaceuticals and the impacts of climate change.
7 years ago
Listen 7:25Timeline: The Delaware River and the Clean Water Act
Reviving the Delaware River took decades and came about through a combination of social need, public outcry, and political will. Here, we look at the river's history.
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