LGBTQ man makes history in promotion to N.J. environmental leader
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
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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There’s a new environmental boss in the Garden State.
Shawn LaTourette has been named Acting Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Gov. Phil Murphy announced on Wednesday. LaTourette is currently serving as deputy commissioner and chief of staff of the DEP.
LaTourette replaces current commissioner Catherine McCabe, who is retiring after her last day at DEP on Friday. LaTourette will serving in an acting capacity until Murphy makes a formal nomination of a permanent commissioner to the state senate.
Wildlife Group Asks How Brant Geese Died on Rt. 9 in Linwood
How did a flock of migrating brant geese end up dead or injured on New Road near Mainland Regional High School in Linwood Saturday morning?
South Jersey s Wild at Heart Rescue says twelve of the birds were found dead or injured in the road Saturday at about 9:45am and it seems most likely that the birds were hit by a passing vehicle.
A less likely scenario is that the birds hit power lines and landed on the road.
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According to the Press of Atlantic City, Wild at Heart Bird Rescue organizer Marylee Morinelli, of Mays Landing, responded to a call for help about the brant, and when she arrived two men had managed to move five injured birds off the road so they could be helped.
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2020: Hudson County, on PAUSE
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Hector Oseguera was born in Hoboken, raised in West New York, lives in Union City and works in Weehawken
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No mans’ land: In the early days of the pandemic, Jersey City streets were empty as residents quarantined and avoided others to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Photo by Marilyn Baer
Bald eagles now nesting in all 21 N.J. counties. Here’s why that’s huge news. NJ.com 1/8/2021 Michael Sol Warren, nj.com
A decades-long effort to save bald eagles in the Garden State has reached a major milestone: The iconic birds of prey are now confirmed to be nesting in all 21 New Jersey counties.
The sustained, steady resurgence of the eagles is powerful evidence that the state’s environment is the healthiest it’s been in 40 years, officials said Thursday.
“Thanks to the hard work of our wildlife conservationists, a commitment to using the best science and our collaboration with our partners, the growing eagle population that has expanded statewide is proof that we have a healthy environment for wildlife,” New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe said in a statement.