EPA proposes dredging of the Passaic River April 15, 2021, posted by Zlatan Hrvacevic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a plan to address contaminated sediment in the upper nine miles of the Lower Passaic River Study Area of the Diamond Alkali Superfund site in Essex, Bergen, and Passaic Counties, New Jersey.
According to EPA, the sediment in the Lower Passaic River is severely contaminated with dioxins/furans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants from more than a century of industrial activity.
The proposed cleanup plan – supported by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – calls for using a combination of cleanup technologies including dredging approximately 387,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment.
JCP&L Awarded Certificate of Innovation in Sustainability by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Award includes membership on the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry in recognition of continued focus on environmental awareness
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MORRISTOWN, N.J., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For the second consecutive year, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has been awarded the Certificate of Innovation in Sustainability by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The award, which includes membership on the New Jersey Sustainable Business Registry, recognizes the company s efforts and continued leadership in sustainable practices and environmental awareness during the 2020 calendar year.
Feds unveil plan to deal with the Passaic River’s toxic mud
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The Diamond Alkali superfund site during boat tours on the Passaic River in Newark, N.J. on July 16, 2014 (Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger)SL
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The lower reaches of the Passaic River are toxic.
Heavy industrial pollution through the 19th and 20th centuries left the river-bottom laced with hazardous substances, including carcinogens like dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
It’s a history of pollution that has robbed residents in Newark and surrounding towns of the chance to fully enjoy the river, a fact that once led U.S. Sen. Cory Booker to call the river “New Jersey’s biggest crime scene.” To this day, people are warned against eating any fish or crabs pulled from the Passaic.
Murphy nominates LGBTQ man who made history to keep his gig as N.J. environmental leader
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Shawn LaTourette, acting commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.Courtesy of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated the acting commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection to officially keep the job.
Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette has led the department since the former commissioner, Catherine McCabe, retired earlier this year.
Now Murphy wants to drop the “acting” from his title, which requires approval from the state Senate.
With DEP’s help, school will reopen for limited programming as it works to reopen permanently
The New Jersey School of Conservation, located on a remote tract in Stokes State Forest where teachers and students came together to learn about environmental stewardship, will open once again, possibly as soon as next month.
The school a respected, but not widely known, institution closed abruptly last year after seven decades, a victim of long-running fiscal problems as well as concerns over the pandemic caused by COVID-19.
The Friends of the New Jersey School of Conservation (NJSOC), however, finalized a temporary access agreement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection allowing the not-for-profit organization to reopen the school for limited programming in May on a portion of its 240 acres.