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1. New Jersey indicts 7 people for alleged environmental crimes
(N.J./State)

...  The indictment alleges that on April 30, the four men disposed of 18 drums containing at least 250 gallons of waste at a site not authorized by the state Department of Environmental Protection to accept ...

2. N.J. Sports and Exposition Authority agrees to combat water pollution at Monmouth Park
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Authority to increase the wastewater and stormwater run-off flow to up to 500,000 gallons a day," Sports Authority Chairman Carl Goldberg said. In November, 2009, the authority's commissioners awarded ...

3. Toxic substance hexavalent chromium poses public health risk in Garfield
(Health/Healthquest)

... gallons of this chromium plating solution was discharged from a company storage tank, contaminating the groundwater that flows under the impacted neighborhood. The state Department of Environmental Protection ...

4. Anheuser-Busch installs solar panels at Newark brewery
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... on Monday. The 88-acre Anheuser-Busch brewery opened in Newark 1951 and now produces more than 7 million barrels (217 million gallons) of beer each year. Popular brands including flagships Budweiser ...

5. The true tragedy
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

The tragedy is the 11 human lives lost and the countless number of marine life affected by the hundreds of thousands of gallons spilling daily from this rig. The tragedy is that despite every effort, BP ...

6. Four men charged with illegallly dumping 18 drums of ink, solvents in Jersey City
(N.J./State)

... cubic yards of solids or 250 gallons of liquids at a site not authorized by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Clark remains at large. The other men were arrested on Wednesday. On ...

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

... the groundwater for residents of this state. While there is no imminent public health threat, we must act to ensure such a threat does not occur.'' It is believed at least 180,000 gallons of contaminated ...

8. Gulf oil spill couldn’t have come at a better time for those against offshore drilling
(U.S./Nation)

... worst environmental and economic disaster since the Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled millions of gallons of oil into Alaska's Prince William Sound in 1989. As people scramble to stem the oily tide on ...

9. Holt, Pallone introduce ‘Big Oil bailout prevention act’ to protect taxpayers
(U.S./Nation)

... irresponsibility," Meek said. "With 5,000 or more gallons a day leaking into the gulf, the economic and environmental costs will be significant," said Inslee. "This legislation will ensure BP and other ...

10. Rutgers disaster expert Lee Clarke says BP “overpromised,” which led to Gulf oil spill
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to sign off on it. People weren't paying attention." The 1989 Exxon Valdez spill, which dumped an estimated 10.8 million gallons oil into the ocean off the coast of Alaska, led to the Oil Pollution Act ...

11. Obama tries to calm coastal states on offshore drilling
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... have jumped to 210,000 gallons per day, five times the original figure, as a massive slick approaches landfall in coastal states. That news came as the Wall Street Journal and Huffington Post reported ...

12. N.J. DEP chief Martin says Highlands' "stakeholder'' meetings could lead to changes in preservation act regulations
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties. The Highlands yields about 379 million gallons of water daily and is a vital source of drinking water for some 5 million New Jersey residents. — TOM HESTER SR., ...

13. Sitting and fuming on a New Jersey highway
(Life/Style)

... monoxide poisoning we'd be sweating mesothelioma too. More statistics flood my mind as I crawl three more car lengths on the next traffic light cycle. How many gallons of fuel are going up in smoke, ...

14. cost/benefit is right
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

You all better get mean and loud or that 42,000 gallons a day is coming to your state - they drill off your coast, cut regulatory corners as much as possible, hire cheap labor and expect tax payers to ...

15. N.J. offshore drilling lacks support at federal hearing
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the Gulf of Mexico dominated the hearing. An April 21 explosion and fire sank an oil rig leased to BP, leaving 11 workers missing and presumed dead and sending 42,000 gallons of crude oil a day into the ...

16. N.J. DEP chief says he will meet soon with Highlands region stakeholders to learn issues
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... a five-year period ending in 2000, the Higlands lost 17,000 acres of forest and 8,000 acres of farmland. Growth consumes 3,000 acres annually. The Highlands provides 379 gallons of water daily for over ...

17. Public hearings on Obama's offshore oil drilling plan scheduled for Newark
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... rig that continues to spill oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Currently it is estimated that 40,000 to 60,000 gallons of oil each day is being discharged from the rig. The soil slick is 42 miles long and ...

18. New Jersey Transit to riders: Take a hike
(Opinion/Commentary)

... instead of taking New Jersey Transit, it will add an average of 4,800 pounds of global warming pollution to our air each year. In 2008, New Jersey residents saved 137 million gallons of gas by riding ...

19. Nuclear powered cancer clusters
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... tubes has ruptured and is leaking reactor fluid into the power generating steam. To accomplish this, said Lochbaum, about 60 gallons of pressurized water is released each minute. "The pressurized liquid ...

20. Clean cars were always a ray of hope in New Jersey
(Opinion/Commentary)

... a historic step. For those of us in New Jersey, the "clean cars" program will save more than 352 million gallons of gasoline per year by 2016, while slashing emissions of global warming pollution from ...