Tag: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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Monroe organizations can register for ‘litter patrol’ opportunities
MONROE – Monroe is on its way towards “a cleaner, greener future.” That is what Mayor Stephen Dalina said as the township is the recipient of a Clean Communities grant totaling $105,240.47 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Solid Waste Division, according to a township press release on June 2. Clean Communities…
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Why isn’t the DEP doing its job?
By Rose Ann Scotti Something does not seem right in New Jersey. While our Governor and our Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) commissioner keep bloviating about how concerned they are with the environment, several projects seem to be snaking through the various levels of government and the DEP permitting process without the proper environmental oversight.…
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Radiological testing at Colonia High School finds ‘no cause-and-effect’ of those diagnosed with brain tumors
WOODBRIDGE – Levels of radiation in and around Colonia High School were found to be “consistent with typical background levels of radiation found in New Jersey” and no further testing is warranted. That is the conclusion federal, state, county and township officials concluded after weeks of radiological testing inside and outside of school grounds in…
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Middlesex Water Company claims company ‘did not pollute its own water supply’; calls to direct class action lawsuit against 3M Corporation for PFOA exceedance
A Middlesex County Superior Court judge has certified a class action lawsuit filed against Middlesex Water Company in regard to its notice to customers that their wells tested above state limits for the new perfluorooctanoic acid standard in October 2021. “This case is now certified as a class action, meaning that the named plaintiffs are…
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Radiological testing has begun at Colonia High School and will continue through May; more than 100 former staff and students have been diagnosed with brain tumors
Is Colonia High School the cause of primary brain tumors in former students and staff from 1975 to 1995? That is what Al Lupiano, Colonia High School (CHS) Class of 1989, wants to find out after he, his wife Michele (CHS Class of 1991) and his sister Angela (CHS Class of 1995) were all diagnosed…
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Protecting forests that help fight climate change
By Tom Gilbert In the fight against climate change, some of New Jersey’s most powerful weapons are tall, green and leafy. Trees, through their natural process of photosynthesis, pull harmful carbon dioxide from the air and emit oxygen. Carbon gets stored in the wood, roots and surrounding soil – keeping it out of the atmosphere,…
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Metuchen forging ahead with a number of projects; final decisions expected for a new emergency services center
METUCHEN – In 2016, Mayor Jonathan Busch said the formation of a Metuchen Downtown Alliance offered hope. At the time, it was a year before he became mayor, but had opened his non-retail business The Busch Law Group LLC at 450 Main St. “I want to work and live in a place where there is…
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Federal funds allocated to address PFAS contamination; Middlesex Water announces interim plan
Help – on the federal level – is on the way for those affected by Middlesex Water Company’s notice regarding perfluorooctanoic acid. On Dec. 17, Congressman Frank Pallone (D-6), chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, announced the passage of key provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for drinking water infrastructure, including $15 billion for…
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DEP announces plans to remove Somerset County dam using natural resource damages funds
The obsolete Headgates dam on the Raritan River in Somerset County will be removed using natural resource damages funds secured by the state, opening significant stretches of the river’s north and south branches to fish passage for the first time in nearly two centuries. “The Raritan River is part of an estuary ecosystem that historically…
