Green Plate Special: New UMaine program helps towns to turn food waste into ‘black gold’
At home, you can put sour milk to use in pancakes.
By Christine Burns Rudalevige
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When I think of creative ways to curb food waste in the kitchen, my mind goes directly to the mothers in my life. Grammy Farina made eating the peels of apples going into pies a game for the great-grandchildren hanging on her apron strings. My Nonna would float a cheese rind for flavor in her weekly pot of chicken soup. And my mom was the queen of holiday leftover hash.
The Pennsylvania Ag Department is opposing a proposed state constitutional amendment that the agency says would hamper its response to the worst animal disease outbreaks.
âA targeted and a rapid response can make a night-or-day difference in whether an isolated disease incident gets stomped out or spreads rapidly, resulting in an epidemic or global pandemic,â State Veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill said in a Tuesday news conference.
The ballot question, which voters will decide in the May 18 primary, would limit a governorâs disaster declaration to 21 days unless extended by the General Assembly.
The proposal wasnât designed with livestock diseases in mind. It reflects legislative Republicansâ frustration with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolfâs handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The permit holds facility management responsible for sewers, force mains, pump stations, grease traps and treatment units.
Construction delays
A condition of the permit was the completion of the facility s second phase by June 1, 2018. After negotiations, the state extended the completion deadline to March 31, 2020. and later to Sept. 30, 2020.
Facility management reported financial problems in the delay, the order said.
The order states that facility management later cited the COVID-19 crisis, prompting another round of negotiations for the second phase s completion deadline.
Alleged sewer backups
In January 2020, the state received a complaint alleging sewer backups at The Point.
An investigation allegedly showed that kitchen equipment at Tavern in the Square, a restaurant at The Point, was directly connected to the sewer line and not to grease traps as indicated in restaurant plans.
$7.3M in grants aimed to help northwest N.J. waterways. Here’s where the money is going.
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The Columbia Lake Dam once stood here. Its removal in 2019 was one step on the way toward returning free flow to the Paulins Kill. More dam removals and waterway restoration projects in northwest New Jersey are getting assistance from $7.5 million in funds from the state DEP.Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com
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The grants announced this week by the state Department of Environmental Protection come from a program that redistributes settlements from polluters elsewhere in the state.
The funding is going to four groups with plans for seven projects on four of the region’s waterways, including planning for the removal of two dams in the middle of the Warren County seat.
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LONG BRANCH With more and more complaints about the growing number of dead fish showing up on Manhasset and Branchport Creek banks in north Long Branch, local officials are working with the state to get ahead of the situation.
According to city spokeswoman Lindsay DeAngelis, the city of Long Branch has already begun making plans to begin cleanup. While we are continuing our conversations with the NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP), the City of Long Branch has decided to move forward with an environmental contractor, who will address the most problematic areas of our waterways and banks, beginning Monday, May 10, DeAngelis said.