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1. N.J. ranked 11th healthiest state, up from 17th in 2010
(Health/Healthquest)

... disease 13th Air pollution 25th Violent crime 21st Diabetes 30th Occupational fatalities 8th Lack of health coverage 30th Immunization coverage 45th Public health funding 30th Preventable ...

2. Global warming experts paint a bleak picture of N.J.'s future
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for a "bipartisan effort" to help the country adapt to the changes already set in motion, as well as stemming the pollution that powers them. Some New Jersey communities are already suffering from the ...

3. NJDEP, researchers launch 10 studies of Barnegat Bay
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to health." The “Governor's 10-point Comprehensive Barnegat Bay Restoration Plan” calls for a variety of strategies to reduce nutrient pollution to the bay, including a statewide fertilizer law, low-cost ...

4. N.J. to appeal ruling on pollution suit against Homer City, Pa. coal plant
(N.J./State)

... judge’s ruling,’’ the governor said. “New Jersey is adversely impacted by air pollution that comes from this coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania that is one of the most polluting power facilities in ...

5. N.J., 9 other states join Northeast Electric Vehicle Network
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

...  Martin said gasoline-powered vehicles contribute to about half of New Jersey's air pollution. He said by helping to move the region from a fossil fuel economy to a clean energy economy, the effort will ...

6. N.J.'s 'Strategic Plan' for environment is the opposite of smart growth
(Opinion/Commentary)

... more pollution, and higher property taxes. Jeff Tittel is the Director of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club. RECENT COLUMNS BY JEFF TITTEL Xanadu is a taxpayer nightmare Gov. Christie and ...

7. Indian Point vs. Hudson River: hearings begin on cooling system impacts
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... address the thermal discharge issue. They are not an effective substitute for closed cycle cooling.” The thermal pollution from heat dumped into the waterways by power plants using once through cooling ...

8. New report places seven New Jersey counties among nation's 20 smoggiest areas
(N.J./State)

... on 27 days, including 7 that were red alert days. The report ranks cities in New Jersey and across the country for the number of days when the air was unhealthy to breathe due to smog pollution last ...

9. An Echo Chamber of Facts...
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... it's tantamount to claiming that SXSW and Austin City Limits festival are boondoggles, bad for Austin, and should be shut down due to inconvenience to locals, snarled traffic, increased pollution (for ...

10. Senate Democrats oppose 'waiver rule' that gives NJDEP chief power to override regulations
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to the detriment of the environment,” Tittel said. “This rule will result in more flooding, sprawl, overdevelopment, and pollution. Under New Jersey law if a resolution passes both houses then the DEP ...

11. N.J. court rules Tierra Solutions Inc. of Newark must help pay for cleanup of polluted lower Passaic River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... for the pollution they and their predecessors caused. “The pollution of the Passaic River is widespread and will be extremely costly to clean up,” Martin added. “These costs must be borne by those companies ...

12. RON PAUL
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... hospital...maybe "she" meant "she" would explain to the pauper why Obamacare will not work whilst the pauper bled out...I don't know...and listen everybody, WE CAN NOT WAIT FOR ALL THE POLITICAL POLLUTION ...

13. Gov. Christie and Koch brothers share anti-environment agenda
(Opinion/Commentary)

... permitting and set up an economic office within the DEP. The Koch brothers are the biggest funders of initiatives to stop the regulation of climate change pollution, such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas ...

14. Cross State Air pollution rule
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... the need to lower this standard to 75 ppb. The EPA proposed ozone standard Obama just killed was to be in the range of 55 - 70 ppb, far lower than the basis for the Cross State Air Pollution rule Tittel ...

15. Environmentalists charge Obama's decision to delay smog rule hurts New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... director, said New Jersey has some of the worse air pollution in the country and the smog rule was seen as a major step forward to cleaning it up. “This delay means that we will have more pollution ...

16. Gov. Christie calls for one-year moratorium on N.J. fracking
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Fearing water and land pollution, environmentalists wanted a permanent ban BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Gov. Christie on Thursday issued a conditional veto of legislation that called for ...

17. Are N.J. nuclear facilities prepared for worst case scenario?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... plant in Linden that would store carbon off our coast. The PurGen plant would require a new pipeline be installed to bury carbon pollution underground 70 miles from Atlantic City. Carbon sequestration ...

18. Christie to support 5-year ban on fracking in New Jersey
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... raised by New Jersey environmentalists about potential pollution and public safety issues stemming from fracking. Anti-fracking and environmental groups plan to react to Christie’s action in a press conference ...

19. Republicans must stop their senseless EPA bashing
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the health and property of our citizens from pollution caused by industry? We have already witnessed too many examples of unregulated industrial activity resulting in destruction of the environment and ...

20. Giant algae bloom hits New Jersey Shore
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... with the DEP explanation. He charges the algae bloom is a result of failed land use policies, pollution from overdevelopment, and storm water all of which creates a condition for the bloom. “Given the ...