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The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously opted to carry over the bill in order to give time for regulators to renew several wastewater treatment plant permits and press ahead with a bureaucratic review of the river’s water.
Rep. Ralph Tucker, a Brunswick Democrat, called it “a great idea” to put off consideration of the proposal in part because he would like to see upstream towns and industries included in the discussion about what ought to be done.
Tucker said the delay offers “a chance to come together” and examine in more depth the benefits and costs of upgrading the regulatory status of the river to Class B from the Gulf Island Dam in Lewiston to Merrymeeting Bay.
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Pipeline cyberattack prompted NYPD to take precautionary action
NYPD reacted to pipeline cyberattack
NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said soon after the department learned of the ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, it quickly spread the word through the CCSI, which stands for Critical Infrastructure Partners.
NEW YORK - Not long after the Colonial Pipeline, the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S., delivering about 45% of what is consumed on the East Coast, was hit on Friday in a cyberattack, the New York City Police Department was informed.
NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism John Miller said the department then quickly spread the word through the CCSI, which stands for Critical Infrastructure Partners, as law enforcement at the federal and state level tried to determine exactly what was happening.
New Jersey Herald
Legislation to help New Jersey lakes significantly impacted by algae and other environmental issues in the last few years is moving forward.
The Environment and Energy Committee of the New Jersey Senate advanced the bill, S-3618, that would make a supplemental appropriation of $10 million to be used for recreation and conservation purposes on lakes in the Highlands and Pinelands regions of the state. It is sponsored by Republican representatives Steve Oroho, 24th District, Joseph Pennacchio, 25th District and Anthony Bucco, 26th District.
The senators neighboring districts combine to cover parts of six counties and include Lake Hopatcong and Greenwood Lake. Both lakes were forced to close for parts of the past two summers due to the presence of harmful algal blooms (HABs), reducing the number of tourists visiting the areas and harming local lake businesses.
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