Although the state of NJ has refused Citgo's gift of 392-acre Petty's Island in the Delaware River, the environmental community hasn't given up! Citgo is now offering to give a conservation easement on the island to the federal government in partnership with one or more private land trusts for FREE and to clean up ALL contamination to government environmental standards. Citgo is also offering to donate $2 million to a land trust to manage and conserve the island. Taxpayers will not be liable for any environmental clean up costs.

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Op-Ed: Only Crab Harvest Moratorium Can Save Shorebird Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 22 @ 08:49:16 PDT (9539 reads) In the early 1960s, Rachel Carson wrote "Silent Spring," an important book that helped increase public concern for the environment. The work was most directly about the dangers and effects of irresponsible, uninformed pesticide use. Carson's broader message — the one that resonated with the public around the world — was about the failure to take care of the environment with which humanity has been entrusted. ( Read More... | 4091 bytes more | 1 comment |   | Op-Ed)

News: House Committee Backs Drilling In Wildlife Refuge Posted by admin on Thursday, April 14 @ 09:53:37 PDT (10112 reads) A House panel yesterday backed drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, advancing a key element of the Bush administration's energy plan. ( Read More... | 3325 bytes more | 2 comments |   | News)

News: Codey Confirms Boy Scout Camp Deal Posted by admin on Thursday, April 14 @ 09:46:55 PDT (10153 reads) Acting Governor Codey committed $6 million on Wednesday to save a former Boy Scout camp from development. Standing atop a vista on a 73-acre parcel known as Camp Todd, Codey waxed poetic about the state's beauty. ( Read More... | 2705 bytes more | 2 comments |   | News)

News: BP Leak Sprays Oil Over Prudhoe Bay Tundra Posted by admin on Thursday, April 14 @ 09:11:23 PDT (10389 reads) Crude oil spewed out of a ruptured Prudhoe Bay pipeline early Tuesday and "misted" up to 200 acres of tundra, a state pollution official said. ( Read More... | 3343 bytes more | 2 comments |   | News)

Press Release: Codey Protects 75 Acres In Highlands From Development Posted by admin on Thursday, April 14 @ 07:41:04 PDT (8451 reads) Acting Governor Richard J. Codey today announced an $8 million agreement to preserve Camp Todd – one of the largest remaining open spaces in Bergen County and a significant water resource in the state’s Highlands region. ( Read More... | 4163 bytes more | 4 comments |   | Press Release)

News: Global Warming Fight Gathers Steam Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 13 @ 12:21:56 PDT (9500 reads) More than 100 organizations across the Northeast have partnered in a call for reductions in global warming pollution from power plants. Public health, faith, labor and action groups joined environmental organizations in signing on to a set of principles that support a 25 percent reduction in power plant carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. ( Read More... | 2798 bytes more | comments? |   | News )

News: Save NJ Coalition Hosts A 'Fast Track' Meeting Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 13 @ 12:07:19 PDT (8890 reads) Residents and public officials from throughout Burlington County attended a town meeting last night to learn the details of the state's new "fast track" law and how it could impact their municipalities. ( Read More... | 2411 bytes more | comments? |   | News )

Editorial: Saving A Highlands Gem Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 13 @ 12:03:39 PDT (7783 reads) Kudos to Bergen County for working to save what's left of Camp Todd in Oakland. The steeply sloped 73-acre property in the Ramapos, rimmed by Ramapo State Forest and two other county-owned Boy Scout camps, has been slated for an upscale 24-home development. ( Read More... | 1410 bytes more | comments? |   | Editorial )

News: 10 States To Sue EPA Over Mercury Rules Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 13 @ 11:57:38 PDT (8747 reads) Wisconsin has joined a list of states suing the federal government's environmental policies, challenging new regulations they say fail to protect children and expectant mothers from dangers posed by mercury emissions. ( Read More... | 2941 bytes more | 2 comments |   | News)

News: Big Graft Case Brings Answers For Sprawl-Haters In Marlboro Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 13 @ 11:50:52 PDT (8900 reads) Throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, Peter Bellone would attend planning and zoning board meetings in Marlboro, angered and amazed at the breaks officials seemed to be giving developers. Yesterday, he got a better understanding of why. ( Read More... | 3480 bytes more | 1 comment |   | News)