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South Jersey fire permits need to be reconsidered

March 24th, 2009 2 comments
photo taken on March 30, 2008 in Elsinboro, Salem County.
The same place as today’s fires.

It’s deja vu – on March 30, 2008, I posted this note:
Controlled Burn? A Hot Topic!
Posted by Bill Wolfe March 30, 2008 9:43PM
Adventures on a Sunday in Salem County
http://blog.nj.com/njv_bill_wolfe/2008/03/controlled_burn_a_hot_topic.html

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Protecting the Shore – Partial Response to Medical Waste Washups

March 18th, 2009 2 comments

NJ bill would increase medical waste fines – but lacks funding

Atlantic Highlands, NJ – Bill Wolfe talks about medical waste beach washups and the need to increase resources for enforcement of environmental laws, including the Medical Waste Management Act.

Last summer, in the wake of disgusting medical waste washups on the shore – I wrote this post:
Making the environment a priority – where is the leadership?
Posted by Bill Wolfe August 26, 2008 7:17AM
More signs of erosion of environmental protection
http://blog.nj.com/njv_bill_wolfe/2008/08/making_the_environment_a_prior.html
“As the summer winds down and we head into the Labor Day weekend, the recent closure of Delaware Bay shellfisheries, proliferation of jellyfish, and wash-up of medical waste that closed Cape May beaches highlight the critical importance of protecting our environment (see:
Avalon’s beaches shut again over waste
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/186/story/237553.html
State hunts dumpers of medical waste off Avalon

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1219725396143840.xml&coll=1

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State to probe cancer cluster at Dupont Pompton Lakes

March 14th, 2009 No comments
Dupont Logo from Deepwater facility –
Better living through chemistry?

On a night like this
So glad you came around,
Hold on to me so tight
And heat up some coffee grounds.
We got much to talk about
And much to reminisce,
It sure is right
On a night like this.

“`Bob Dylan
[Update #6 – The Dupont Pompton Lakes toxic contamination story isn’t going away – check out the latest:
http://www.northjersey.com/environment/State_will_check_rate_of_cancer_in_plume.html
State will check rate of cancer in plume
Thursday, March 12, 2009
BY ELAINE D’AURIZIO
POMPTON LAKES — Mayor Katie Cole has requested the results of a state health study to see if cancer clusters exist among residents living above a plume of contamination in the borough’s northeastern section.
The state Department of Health and Senior Services says it will respond to her by early April with the results.
Cole said she asked for the study of the entire plume — some 437 homes — but especially for Barbara Drive and Orchard Street, because residents “kept coming up at meetings to say there were numerous cases of cancer at those locations.”

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Joy and Wonder

March 3rd, 2009 2 comments

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientist explores life of Raritan Bay with the next generation of stewards

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Capitol Climate Action

March 1st, 2009 No comments