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Environment & Energy
Jan 12, 2013
VT Sen. Sanders pushes bill to address climate change
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Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders says the warmest year on record in the United States and in Vermont has persuaded him it's time to get serious about climate change.
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Jan 11, 2013
Regulators reject request to delay North Jersey gas pipeline
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Federal regulators on Friday rejected a request by environmentalists to postpone a 7.6-mile gas pipeline expansion that would cut through forests in North Jersey and under the Monksville ...
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USDA: Drought cut corn crop by about one-fourth
The Record
For farmers like Earl Williams, last year couldn't have started out better or ended much worse as a warm, sunny spring that let him plant early gave way to record heat and drought that ...
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Meadowlands Commission: Low-lying communities will always be vulnerable to superstorm calamity
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Superstorm Sandy’s tidal surge into the Hackensack Meadowlands was a “once-in-a-750-year” event that could have been blocked only by a massive — and very expensive — flood wall meeting the waters racing from Newark Bay, officials with the state Meadowlands ...
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Jan 09, 2013
Giant squid captured on video in ocean depths
The Record
After years of searching, scientists and broadcasters say they have captured video images of a giant squid in its natural habitat deep in the ocean for the first time.
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OSHA: Sandy contamination below permissible limits
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The levels of harmful contaminants at Superstorm Sandy cleanup sites in New York and New Jersey have so far not exceed federal workplace exposure limits, officials said Wednesday.
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Jan 08, 2013
Coast Guard to investigate Shell vessel grounding
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The Coast Guard commander overseeing the Alaska district says he's ordering a formal marine casualty investigation into circumstances involving the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC ...
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Jan 05, 2013
Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada
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A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging waves were generated.
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AAA Mid-Atlantic: NJ gas prices rising
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Motorists are seeing higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.36, up 3 cents from last week. That's ...
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Strict fertilizer rules now in effect across NJ
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Judd McLaughlin spends about 90 minutes every week during the warmer months fertilizing and tending to his Linwood lawn.
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Staggering cost of repairs allows sewage to foul N.J. waterways
The Record
More than 23 billion gallons of raw sewage and other pollutants pour into New Jersey’s rivers and bays each year because aging sewer systems are overwhelmed during heavy rains.
Comment
Jan 04, 2013
Congress members seek investigation of Shell barge
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Members of Congress are calling for an investigation of Royal Dutch Shell PLC's Arctic offshore drilling operations as salvagers develop plans to move a company drill ship off rocks near an Alaska island, where it ran aground in a fierce year end storm.
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Atom smasher hiatus sets stage for more discovery
The Record
The world's largest and most powerful atom smasher goes into a 2-year hibernation in March, aiming to reach maximum energy levels that may lead to more stunning discoveries after hunting down the so-called "God particle."
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Chevron refinery crews may have punctured pipe
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Investigators say Chevron firefighters responding to a small California refinery leak last summer may have accidentally punctured a main pipeline before a massive blaze.
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Jan 03, 2013
Shell ship grounding fuels Arctic drilling debate
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There's no indication of a fuel leak from a petroleum drilling ship that ran aground on a remote Alaska island, the Coast Guard says of a maritime accident that has refueled debate over oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean.
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Holiday storms have limited impact on US drought
The Record
Holiday storms that pounded much of the nation with snow and rain did little to ease the overall grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades.
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Feds, Transocean reach $1.4B deal over Gulf spill
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The Justice Department reached a $1.4 billion settlement Thursday with Transocean Ltd., the owner of the drilling rig that sank after an explosion killed 11 workers and spawned the massive ...
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Floods blamed for 16 pipeline spills
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Pipeline spills caused by flooding dumped 2.4 million gallons of crude oil and other hazardous liquids into U.S. waterways over the past two decades, according to a new report from federal regulators.
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No leaks detected from grounded Shell drill barge
The Record
There's no indication of a fuel leak from a petroleum drilling vessel that ran aground on a remote Alaska island, the Coast Guard said of a maritime accident that has refueled debate over oil ...
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House members want Shell barge investigated
The Record
Calls for federal scrutiny of Royal Dutch Shell PLC drilling operations in Arctic waters swelled Thursday with a request for a formal investigation by members of Congress.
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Rare San Francisco river otter stumps researchers
The Record
A rapt crowd followed a trail of bubbles that zipped over the surface of a seaside pond in the ruins of a 19th century bath in San Francisco.
Comment
Jan 02, 2013
N.J. OKs more of oyster colony experiment in Raritan
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New Jersey environmental officials are allowing an experimental oyster colony at a Navy pier to expand.
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Critics say grounding shows Arctic drilling danger
The Record
Environmentalists say the grounding of a Royal Dutch Shell PLC drill ship on a remote Gulf of Alaska island shows that oil companies are not ready to drill in Arctic Ocean waters, which are even more remote.
Comment
Jan 01, 2013
Shell drill ship runs aground on island off Alaska
The Record
Royal Dutch Shell PLC's foray into Arctic offshore drilling suffered a serious setback Monday night when one of its two Alaska drilling rigs ran aground in shallow water off Sitkalidak Island.
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A 'very wacky' year for weather hurts people, economies
The Record
From the rampage of superstorm Sandy to the warmest average temperature ever recorded, extreme weather harassed New Jersey throughout 2012. There was even a rare derecho — a line of intense thunderstorms that swept through in June with wind gusts of 80 mph.
Comment
Dec 31, 2012
2012 hottest year ever in New Jersey
The Record
While superstorm Sandy is what New Jerseyans will remember most about the weather in 2012, a more subtle weather phenomenon also made its mark: This year was the state’s warmest on record.
Comment
Dec 29, 2012
Long-awaited NH pollution trial ready to start
The Record
Nearly a decade after it was first brought, a lawsuit accusing two oil giants of widespread groundwater contamination in New Hampshire is expected to present jurors with the most complex and time-consuming trial in state history.
Comment
Dec 27, 2012
Departing EPA chief Lisa Jackson could find politics, Princeton job in her future
The Record
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, the Obama administration's chief environmental watchdog, is stepping down after a nearly four years marked by high-profile brawls over global warming ...
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Official: Endangered whale beached in NYC is dead
The Record
A wildlife official says an endangered whale has died after getting stranded on a beach in a coastal enclave of New York City.
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Dec 26, 2012
NJ Green Acres open-space fund running out of cash
The Record
The popular state-run Green Acres program, which buys and preserves open space, refurbishes parks and restores historic landmarks, is about to go broke – again. And conservationists are pressing New Jersey officials to replenish the fund.
Comment
Dec 23, 2012
Few tests done at N.J. toxic sites after superstorm Sandy
The Record
For more than a month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has said that Sandy didn't cause significant problems at any of the 247 Superfund toxic waste sites it's monitoring in New York ...
Comment
Dec 19, 2012
California completes network of undersea sanctuaries
The Record
California's 848-square-mile marine reserve, the largest network of undersea sanctuaries in the continental United States, is now complete.
Comment
Proposal: Extend N.J. ban on gas drilling by fracking
The Record
A Republican who represents Monmouth County shore communities is sponsoring legislation to extend a ban on gas drilling by hydraulic fracturing until the environmental consequences are determined.
Comment
DuPont to expand Pompton Lakes mercury clearup
The Record
DuPont will clean a portion of Pompton Lake as the part of a federal plan approved Wednesday to remove mercury-contaminated soil, the environmental legacy left behind by a munitions plant that ...
Comment
Dec 17, 2012
Paper or plastic? Grocery bags may cost 5 cents under proposed law
The Record
Shoppers would be charged a 5-cent fee on all paper and plastic grocery bags as part of a measure lawmakers and environmentalists say will cut down on pollution.
Comment
Wayne officials hold public meeting as first step in plan to oust JCP&L; over Sandy response
The Record
A meeting Monday night in Wayne was the first step in a "very difficult and arduous process" of forcing JCP&L; out of town, the mayor said.
Comment
Nov 02, 2012
Full coverage: Superstorm Sandy
The Record
Full coverage of superstorm Sandy, with news, photos and information on how to help.
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