‘The Passaic River is N.J.’s biggest crime scene’: Booker blasts EPA over pollution progress
MICHAEL SOL WARREN . NJ.COM - On the Passaic River, the path to decontamination is slow going [go to article]
NJ says company tasked with cleaning Pompton Lakes pollution was set up to fail...
SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - The chemical giant DuPont deliberately saddled its "fraudulent" spinoff company Chemours with billions of dollars in debt and environmental liabilities [go to article]
Advocates optimistic about bid to monitor PFAS chemicals in water systems
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - For the past few years, New Jersey has taken a lead nationally in addressing the risks associated with a range of manmade chemicals [go to article]
Lake Hopatcong’s toxic algae bloom renews fight over stormwater law derided as ‘rain tax’
SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - The severity of toxic algae blooms like the one affecting popular Lake Hopatcong could be minimized if more New Jersey [go to article]
Lake Hopatcong closure seen as wake-up call for state’s watersheds
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - For some conservationists, the closure of the state’s largest and most important [go to article]
Contamination from Philadelphia refinery that exploded could pollute New Jersey groundwater. Here’s how.
FRANK KUMMER / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER - The Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery operations, part of which exploded and burned June 21 in South Philadelphia [go to article]
‘That lake is screwed’: What to know about the bacteria threatening Lake Hopatcong
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ.COM - New Jersey’s largest lake is all but closed, ravaged by an invasion of harmful bacteria [go to article]
Hunterdon County lake plagued with harmful algae blooms
NEWS 12 NJ - A lake in Hunterdon County is under a warning from the Department of Environmental Protection due to an algae bloom [go to article]
Jersey City single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect
RAVEN SANTANA / NJTV NEWS - The next time you go shopping in Jersey City, you may want to have an extra bag on hand to carry your items [go to article]
In the Northeast, communities of color breathe 66% more air pollution from vehicles
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS - Our cars, trucks and buses cause unhealthy air pollution—but this risk isn’t shared equally. Communities of color [go to article]
