The Pinelands, a 1.1 million-acre swath of pine forest dominating South Jersey, is America’s first National Reserve. The Pinelands have historically been a place prone to catch fire. Today, the area's fire hazard is known to be greatly intensified by decades of illegal toxic dumping.…
New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio spent 15 years representing the Camden area in Congress. Arguably, Florio's crowning achievement in Washington was writing and then pushing through the Superfund Law. The measure created a federal program that is dedicated to cleaning up some of the nation’s…
It’s official: The Hackensack River has been designated New Jersey’s 115th Superfund site. EPA officials gathered with state and local leaders this week to announce the big news, which places the river's polluted lower reaches in line for a major cleanup that is expected…
Recently The Guardian did a five-month investigation into “carbon bombs,” or fossil fuel projects that, over the course of their life, would emit over one billion tons of carbon. The conclusion was that there are 195 planned oil and gas carbon bombs around the world. If they…
Cryptocurrency has been quite the trend in recent years. Currently there are over 19,000 cryptocurrencies circulating around the world. In 2021, the global market value of cryptocurrency doubled. But some coins have turned out to be major energy sucks, impacting the global climate and many…
The Superfund program for environmental alleviation was designed to be paid for by a tax on chemical and oil companies. But this tax expired years ago, leaving the program strapped for cash. All this has changed in recent months. Last fall,…
Monarch butterflies are a scientifically unique, economically valuable, and culturally significant species. But monarchs are now under threat from climate change, habitat loss, pesticides and other factors. In recent weeks the International Union for the Conservation of Nature officially declared the monarch butterfly an endangered…
By Owen Reith On August 7, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was passed in a 51-to-50 vote by the United States Senate. The legislation is a $739 billion spending package that directs $369 billion towards energy and climate-related funding, making it one of the largest ever government…
Last weekend, the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate in a 51-to-50 vote. The bill would invest an estimated $369 billion in climate change and energy security over the next ten years. Host Ethan Brown breaks down what the bill…
Recently The Guardian completed a five-month investigation into “carbon bombs,” or fossil fuel projects that would, over the course of their life, emit over one billion tons of carbon. The report revealed a total of 195 planned oil and gas carbon bombs around the…
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