2+ week, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) A landfill in New Jersey is getting a second life as a source of cheaper, cleaner electricity. The capped landfill in Voorhees Township will be transformed into a community solar farm, a power source for households that otherwise might not…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (201+ words) A deadly fungal infection may spell the end of the beloved tree, estimated to be about 250 years old and one of the state’s tallest. A New Jersey community is frantically trying to keep alive its beloved "Kissing Tree," a 70ish-foot-tall,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (253+ words) BELMAR — A large section of this Monmouth County beach is closed to humans as protected birds enjoy time in the sun. According to the state Department of Environmental Protection, one pair of American Oystercatchers has claimed the chunk of Belmar…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (431+ words) Fishing boat captains here are observing very light, blueish-green ocean water that looks tropical in contrast to the dark green color typically seen off New Jersey. The aesthetically pleasing color is the likely result of a large phytoplankton bloom, which…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (306+ words) Apr 29, 2026, 10:27 PM A proposed trash sorting and processing facility in Jersey City is drawing fierce opposition from residents, but despite the pushback, the project could still move forward. The site under consideration is on Van Keuren Avenue, an industrial stretch…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (696+ words) Residents of a New Jersey city mobilized within days to kill a planned data center -- and now activists nationwide want to know how they did it. Grassroots resistance to these computing fortresses is spreading across the United States, even as…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (796+ words) New Jersey has partnered with Revive Environmental to remove and destroy 150,000 gallons of aqueous film forming foam. Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals have contaminated drinking water across the country for decades. The so-called “forever chemicals” have been linked to…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (126+ words) Over 150,000 gallons of PFAS-containing "forever chemical” foam will be collected and destroyed New Jersey and Revive Environmental's AFFF Collection Program Workers unloading firefighting foam from a New Jersey fire department vehicle as part of a statewide collection and destruction initiative…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (346+ words) More private water wells in New Jersey have tested positive for "very high levels" of dangerous forever chemicals linked to increased cancer rates and reproductive issues. While PFAS are found in water and soil throughout the world, New Jersey has…...

9+ mon, 21+ hour ago   (302+ words) State officials say an osprey nest they authorized for removal from a radio tower in Allenhurst was “inactive” and that bald eagles seen in the area were unlikely to successfully use the nest for breeding. A crane removed the nest…...