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1. N.J. DEP orders wider investigation of radioactive leak at Oyster Creek nuclear plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... radioactive tritium into aquifers below the plant and ensure the radioactive substance does not endanger public health. Under a directive of the state's Spill Act, the Exelon Corporation must drill new ...

2. Work begins to cap Global Landfill Superfund site in Middlesex County
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... compounds, pesticides and metals. There are no public wells in the vicinity of the landfill. The DEP and EPA have required long-term monitoring of the aquifers and wetlands. The agencies have also required ...

3. N.J. DEP chief criticizes Exelon's response to radioactive-water leaks at Oyster Creek nuclear reactor
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Tritium detected at high levels in two aquifers State Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin Tuesday expressed disappointment with Exelon Nuclear's response to a state order requiring the company ...

4. Climate change causing world’s islands to worry about their future
(World/International)

... water stocks are being depleted in some areas, and wells (or aquifers) are falling prey to encroaching seawater. The problem is one reason that IWCAM and other groups have pushed for freshwater and saltwater ...

5. N.J. DEP begins new probe of radioactive leak at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... into the aquifers below the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey, Ocean County, become a thing of the past. Martin announced Friday the DEP will conduct an investigation into the leak in an attempt ...

6. State BPU approval of sale of environmentally sensitive land in Cumberland County draws heavy criticism
(N.J./State)

... and recharging underground aquifers," Jody Cararra, ANJEC's director of coastal planning, said. "We can protect these environmental features by keeping new development in existing centers and on appropriate ...

7. Army Corps of Engineers not giving accurate picture of Delaware River dredging project
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... and allow salt water intrusion into the underground aquifer and the drinking water,'' Tittel said. "Farms in southern New Jersey depend on the underground aquifer for irrigation and salt water intrusion ...

8. Christie, N.J. environmentalists stand together in opposition to dredging of Delaware River and Bay
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... an aquifer that supplies drinking water to South Jersey and hinder commercial fishing. Pennsylvania officials argue it will spark the port’s economy and could create 125,000. Christie said the possibility ...

9. Pinelands preservation protects nature and all who rely on it
(Opinion/Commentary)

... get their drinking water from the Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system, which are layers of sand and gravel that lie beneath the Pinelands and hold 17 trillion gallons of pure water. It is highly likely ...

10. Concerns grow over natural gas drilling in eastern United States
(U.S./Nation)

... defend hydro fracking as safe, and contend that methane contamination is a coincidence, since it can also occur naturally. They say the drilling takes place too far underground to contaminate aquifers. ...

11. N.J. environmental groups against drilling along Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... polluting our aquifers and running off into our streams, rivers, and water supply intakes. We are also seeing proposals for 6 natural gas lines cutting through New Jersey to bring gas from Pennsylvania ...

12. Jeff Tittel: Christmas comes early for N.J. developers
(Opinion/Commentary)

... species, Category One streams, contiguous forests, steep slope, aquifer recharge and many drained into drinking water supply intakes or reservoirs. When many of these sites were originally put into sewer ...

13. ‘Just Food’ tackles the consequences of what we eat
(Life/Style)

... Plains, a place where farmers are now seriously depleting levels of the Ogallala Aquifer to grow wheat and corn where wheat and corn should not be grown. We have met the enemy, and he is hungry. ...

14. Environmentalists take two legal actions to block dredging of Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... found that economic claims for the project are untrue." "Millions of people in the tri state region depend on the Delaware River and nearby aquifers for their drinking water. We should not allow any ...

15. Civilization can be saved from climate change and food shortages
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY LESTER R. BROWN IPS NEWS AGENCY COMMENTARY WASHINGTON — In early 2008, Saudi Arabia announced that, after being self-sufficient in wheat for over 20 years, the non-replenishable aquifer it had ...

16. Environmental pitfalls of drilling for gas in U.S.
(U.S./Nation)

... and aquifers and even residential wells -- had been contaminated in at least 1,000 cases across the country where there has been intensive drilling. We also discovered that the scientific study done by ...

17. West's energy boom could threaten drinking water
(U.S./Nation)

... It also exposes naturally toxic metals that would otherwise remain deep underground. Drilling for uranium creates pathways where raw, radioactive material can migrate into underground aquifers that drain ...