Environment

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1040+ words) WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – New Jersey has bridges carrying cars over rivers and railroad tracks over highways. At the northern edge of West Windsor, there is something considerably stranger. A bridge carries water over water. The Aqueduct at Scudder’s Mills allows the…...

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…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (452+ words) Credit: Fiaz Mohammed on Unsplash Ordinance 26-057 amends the city’s Land Development Ordinance to remove “cyber hotels” and data centers as permitted principal uses in the city’s industrial district, according to HudPost. Jersey City already has five data centers that are…...

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,…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (771+ words) For 35 years, David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist and a Distinguished Professor of Geography in the School of Arts and Sciences, has helped New Jersey understand its weather and climate. As he retires from his state climatologist role, he…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (885+ words) A New Jersey township is encouraging homeowners to stop bagging grass clippings after every mow and leave the right clippings on the lawn instead. The Township of Livingston is promoting "grasscycling," a lawn-care habit that lets short grass clippings decompose…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (430+ words) NEW JERSEY — High fecal bacteria levels have triggered swimming advisories at eight New Jersey beaches and lakes, while a ninth has been shut down completely by environmental officials. What Is The Fecal Bacteria Enterococci And Why Does It Impact Beaches?...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (226+ words) A swimming advisory was underway for several New Jersey beaches showing high levels of enterococci on Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency describes enterococci as “bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals, including humans, and therefore indicate possible…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) High levels of bacteria have led health authorities to close a New Jersey beach and issue swim advisories at eight others as of June 17. High levels of bacteria commonly found in the feces and intestines of humans and animals were…...

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…...