Tag: New Jersey
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Court Rules New Jersey Gov. Christie Illegally Repealed Climate Standards
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie decided in 2011 that power plants no longer had to comply with previously established pollution limits. By posting an online notice saying as much, Christie essentially ended his state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). He also broke the law, according to a ruling issued Tuesday morning. The appellate…
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13 Arrested Blocking Highway at Site of Spectra Energy Pipeline
Thirteen people were arrested yesterday for blocking the West Side Highway adjacent to the site where Spectra Energy has completed a natural gas pipeline entering Manhattan, NY from New Jersey. Thanks to the Environment TV crew for capturing this direct action on video. According to the Sane Energy Project, the “New Jersey-New York Expansion Project”…
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Landslide Opposition to LNG Port and Industrialization of the Ocean
Overall, out of a sea of over 25,350 comments submitted to the Liberty Liquified Natural Gas—Port Ambrose docket, only 16 comments supported industrialization of the ocean. This broad opposition to Liberty LNG’s Port Ambrose came from concerned citizens …
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As Pesticides Fail, California Citrus Growers Turn to Natural Solutions
California’s citrus production is a $2 billion industry, which accounts for 80 percent of the U.S. fresh market produce and after Asian citrus psyllid was detected in southern California in 2010 growers have spent close to $15 million yearly to fight this pest …
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Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013
ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …