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Groups clash over potential privatization on latest virtual meeting on Liberty State Park clean up By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View The polluted, unused land in the interior of Liberty State Park (LSP) will be converted into active recreation areas and it was noted the park will receive funding through the state legislature for the construction. NJ DEP Deputy Commissioner Olivia Glenn moderated the webinar, as she has throughout this ongoing series. She emphasized they want to hear stakeholder voices and also pointed out that construction is likely to begin early next year after the extensi...

N.J.’s horseshoe crabs are vital to vaccine rollout. A battle for their survival rages on. Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Jan 31, 2021 Four male horseshoe crabs mate with a female, who is buried mostly in the sand, at the Sunray Beach Preserve in the Del Haven section of Middle Township, N.J., Monday, June 11, 2018. (Lori M. Nichols | For NJ.com)Lori M. Nichols | For NJ.com Facebook Share They’re horseshoe crabs — and now they’re more important than ever. The animals are critical to the work of pharmaceutical companies, especially during this pivotal mass distribution of the coronavi...

Credit: (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File) DEP official says state has an obligation to plan for higher seas and bigger storms even if that means it will be harder to build in flood-prone areas in future. In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a firehouse is surrounded by floodwaters in the wake of Superstorm Sandy in Hoboken. A top environmental official defended a preliminary outline of new regulations designed to better protect New Jersey’s land and property from the effects of climate change, saying the state has an obligation to plan now for higher seas and bigger storms even if that means it will...