Environmental News

Climate Change – Proposed Meadowlands Power Plant – Pollution focusing on Pompton Lakes Dupont

Climate Change:

• Climate change threatens progress across sustainable development – un.org 7/9/2019 “…The year 2018 was the fourth warmest year on record. Levels of carbon dioxide concentrations continued to increase in 2018. Ocean acidity is 26% higher than in pre-industrial times and is projected to increase by 100% to 150% by 2100 at the current rate of CO2 emissions….”
• NJ OKs biggest US wind farm off Jersey Shore; will power 500K homes – Asbury Park Press 6/21/2019 “…Plans for a $1.6 billion wind-energy farm — the largest of its kind in the U.S. — about 15 miles off the coast of Atlantic City won the backing of state regulators Friday, in a big leap forward for clean energy….”
• Special Report – Climate Health Showdown in the Courts – SEEIC March, 2019 but now available for download “…For the past two years, it has pursued a strategy of avoiding implementation and enforcement of climate rules put in place by the prior administration. State attorneys general stepped in, challenged the legality ….”

• General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early – Reuters 6/21/2019 “…after only one-third of its useful life because the plant is no longer economically viable in a state where wind and solar supply a growing share of inexpensive electricity….”
• E.P.A. Finalizes Its Plan to Replace Obama-Era Climate Rules – NY Times 6/19/2019 “…replaced former President Barack Obama’s effort to reduce planet-warming pollution from coal plants with a new rule that would keep plants open longer and undercut progress on reducing carbon emissions…. The rule represents the Trump administration’s most direct effort to protect the coal industry. It is also another significant step in dismantling measures aimed at combating global warming….”
• With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First? – NY Times 6/19/2019 “…If there’s not enough money to protect every coastal community from the effects of human-caused global warming, how should we decide which ones to save first?”
• Carbon neutral not good enough in energy master plan – app.com 6/18/2019 “…What’s really troubling is the plan redefines clean energy as carbon neutral. This is a cynical move with major consequences. Clean energy is usually defined as wind, solar, energy efficiency, hydro and geo-thermal. Carbon neutral, by contrast, means that carbon will still be released….”
• Trump Official Goes Rogue, Says Climate Change May Cause Next Financial Crisis – Vanity Fair 6/12/2019
• Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target – BBC 6/12/2019
• Waxman Maintains Hope for Climate Change Legislation – EOS 6/11/2019
• New Jersey’s 2019 Master Energy Plan – NJ.gov
• Murphy’s clean energy goals include nuclear in long-awaited master plan – northjersey.com 6/10/2019 “…Murphy has made some moves toward renewable energy, most recently setting a goal of 3,500 megawatts for offshore wind generation by 2030 to power as many as 1.5 million New Jersey homes….”
• These 9 NJ Communities Will ‘Soon’ Be Underwater, Report Says – Patch.com 6/6/2019
• Can the Paris Climate Goals Save Lives? Yes, a Lot of Them, Researchers Say – NY Times 6/5/2019
• You Can’t Ignore the Future: 5 Reasons Climate Science Looks Beyond 2040 – Union of Concerned Scientists 5/28/2019 “Yesterday it was reported that the Trump administration is redoubling its efforts to undermine climate science. James Reilly, head of the US Geological Survey, reportedly instructed scientists in the office to limit projections of climate impacts to just 2040. Studies typically project out to 2100….”
• Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science – NY Times 5/27/2019 “…will expand its efforts to impose Mr. Trump’s hard-line views on other nations, building on his retreat from the Paris accord and his recent refusal to sign a communiqué to protect the rapidly melting Arctic region unless it was stripped of any references to climate change….”
• ‘Extraordinary’: Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now ‘unstable’ – USA Today 5/17/2019
• New York Rejects Keystone-Like Pipeline in Fierce Battle Over the State’s Energy Future – NY Times 5/15/2019
• U.S. Pressure Blocks Declaration on Climate Change at Arctic Talks – NY Times 5/7/2019
• Rep. Sherrill Votes to Affirm U.S. Commitments to Address Climate Change – Insider NJ 5/2/2019
• March for Our Lungs May 18, Stop the Meadowlands Power Plant – NJ Student Coalition
• Climate change: UK ‘can cut emissions to nearly zero’ by 2050 – BBC 5/2/2019
• Most Teachers Don’t Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did – NPR 4/22/2019
• Climate change: Central banks warn of financial risks in open letter – BBC 4/17/2019
• $119 Billion plan to protect NY/NJ from another Sandy raises concerns over impact, cost – northjersey.com 4/16/2019
• From ruined bridges to dirty air, EPA scientists price out the cost of climate change – LA Times 4/8/2019
• US judge blocks oil, gas drilling (leases on federal land) over climate change – AP News 3/20/2019
• 2018 fourth warmest year since 1880, according to NASA, NOAA – 2/7/19
• 2018 was one of the warmest years on record – and the next 5 years could be even hotter – CBS News 2/7/19
• Ocasio-Cortez unveils Green New Deal climate resolution – The Hill 2/7/19
• Global Warming Concerns Rise Among Americans in New Poll – NY Times 1/22/19
• ‘This is not controversial’: Bipartisan group of economists calls for carbon tax – 1/16/19 – Statement signed by 27 Nobel economics laureates
• A Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal – Organic Consumers Association 1/14/19
• How we can combat climate change: 11 Policy Ideas – Washington Post 1/2/19
• ‘Green New Deal’ divides Democrats intent on addressing climate change – Washington Post 12/28/18
• Climate and energy news in 2018 actually wasn’t all bad – Vox 12/28/18
• Michael Bloomberg wants climate change to be top issue in 2020 presidential race – MSNBC video 12/27/18
• Democrats Just Blocked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Push For A Green New Deal Committee – Huffington Post 12/20/18
• Don’t Believe These Climate Change Lies – CNN Video 12/10/18
• CO2 Emissions Reached an All-Time High in 2018 – Scientific American 12/6/18
• Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters – AP 11/24/18
• Major Trump administration climate report says damage is ‘intensifying across the country’ – Washington Post 11/23/18
• Fourth National Climate Assessment Downloads – U.S. Global Change Research Program 11/23/2018
• Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments – IPCC 10/8/18
• A Green New Deal – Data for Progress 9/2018
• More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment – Philanthropy News Digest 9/12/18
• Williams pipeline, off New York shore, would be ‘monumental step backwards,’ Stringer says – AM New York 9/5/18
• Feds approve $128 million gas pipeline plan in Meadowlands and upper Bergen County – northjersey.com 8/16/18
• Shale Gas: The Technological Gamble That Should Not Have Been Taken – Lecture by Anthony Ingraffea, PhD 4/4/18
• Meadowlands gas pipeline plans criticized by environmentalists – northjersey.com 9/13/17
• 5 things to know about proposed Raritan Bay pipeline – Asbury Park Press 7/13/17″…after only one-third of its useful life because the plant is no longer economically viable in a state where wind and solar supply a growing share of inexpensive electricity….”General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early – Reuters 6/21/2019
• Trump Official Goes Rogue, Says Climate Change May Cause Next Financial Crisis – Vanity Fair 6/12/2019
• Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target – BBC 6/12/2019
• Waxman Maintains Hope for Climate Change Legislation – EOS 6/11/2019
• New Jersey’s 2019 Master Energy Plan – NJ.gov
• Murphy’s clean energy goals include nuclear in long-awaited master plan – northjersey.com 6/10/2019
• These 9 NJ Communities Will ‘Soon’ Be Underwater, Report Says – Patch.com 6/6/2019
• Can the Paris Climate Goals Save Lives? Yes, a Lot of Them, Researchers Say – NY Times 6/5/2019
• Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science – NY Times 5/27/2019
• ‘Extraordinary’: Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now ‘unstable’ – USA Today 5/17/2019
• New York Rejects Keystone-Like Pipeline in Fierce Battle Over the State’s Energy Future – NY Times 5/15/2019
• U.S. Pressure Blocks Declaration on Climate Change at Arctic Talks – NY Times 5/7/2019
• Rep. Sherrill Votes to Affirm U.S. Commitments to Address Climate Change – Insider NJ 5/2/2019
• March for Our Lungs May 18, Stop the Meadowlands Power Plant – NJ Student Coalition
• Climate change: UK ‘can cut emissions to nearly zero’ by 2050 – BBC 5/2/2019
• Most Teachers Don’t Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did – NPR 4/22/2019
• Climate change: Central banks warn of financial risks in open letter – BBC 4/17/2019
• $119 Billion plan to protect NY/NJ from another Sandy raises concerns over impact, cost – northjersey.com 4/16/2019
• From ruined bridges to dirty air, EPA scientists price out the cost of climate change – LA Times 4/8/2019
• US judge blocks oil, gas drilling (leases on federal land) over climate change – AP News 3/20/2019
• 2018 fourth warmest year since 1880, according to NASA, NOAA – 2/7/19
• 2018 was one of the warmest years on record – and the next 5 years could be even hotter – CBS News 2/7/19
• Ocasio-Cortez unveils Green New Deal climate resolution – The Hill 2/7/19
• Global Warming Concerns Rise Among Americans in New Poll – NY Times 1/22/19
• ‘This is not controversial’: Bipartisan group of economists calls for carbon tax – 1/16/19 – Statement signed by 27 Nobel economics laureates
• A Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal – Organic Consumers Association 1/14/19
• How we can combat climate change: 11 Policy Ideas – Washington Post 1/2/19
• ‘Green New Deal’ divides Democrats intent on addressing climate change – Washington Post 12/28/18
• Climate and energy news in 2018 actually wasn’t all bad – Vox 12/28/18
• Michael Bloomberg wants climate change to be top issue in 2020 presidential race – MSNBC video 12/27/18
• Democrats Just Blocked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Push For A Green New Deal Committee – Huffington Post 12/20/18
• Don’t Believe These Climate Change Lies – CNN Video 12/10/18
• CO2 Emissions Reached an All-Time High in 2018 – Scientific American 12/6/18
• Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters – AP 11/24/18
• Major Trump administration climate report says damage is ‘intensifying across the country’ – Washington Post 11/23/18
• Fourth National Climate Assessment Downloads – U.S. Global Change Research Program 11/23/2018
• Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments – IPCC 10/8/18
• A Green New Deal – Data for Progress 9/2018
• More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment – Philanthropy News Digest 9/12/18
• Williams pipeline, off New York shore, would be ‘monumental step backwards,’ Stringer says – AM New York 9/5/18
• Feds approve $128 million gas pipeline plan in Meadowlands and upper Bergen County – northjersey.com 8/16/18
• Shale Gas: The Technological Gamble That Should Not Have Been Taken – Lecture by Anthony Ingraffea, PhD 4/4/18
• Meadowlands gas pipeline plans criticized by environmentalists – northjersey.com 9/13/17
• 5 things to know about proposed Raritan Bay pipeline – Asbury Park Press 7/13/17″…If there’s not enough money to protect every coastal community from the effects of human-caused global warming, how should we decide which ones to save first?”With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First? – NY Times 6/19/2019
• Trump Official Goes Rogue, Says Climate Change May Cause Next Financial Crisis – Vanity Fair 6/12/2019
• Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target – BBC 6/12/2019
• Waxman Maintains Hope for Climate Change Legislation – EOS 6/11/2019
• New Jersey’s 2019 Master Energy Plan – NJ.gov
• Murphy’s clean energy goals include nuclear in long-awaited master plan – northjersey.com 6/10/2019
• These 9 NJ Communities Will ‘Soon’ Be Underwater, Report Says – Patch.com 6/6/2019
• Can the Paris Climate Goals Save Lives? Yes, a Lot of Them, Researchers Say – NY Times 6/5/2019
• Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science – NY Times 5/27/2019
• ‘Extraordinary’: Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now ‘unstable’ – USA Today 5/17/2019
• New York Rejects Keystone-Like Pipeline in Fierce Battle Over the State’s Energy Future – NY Times 5/15/2019
• U.S. Pressure Blocks Declaration on Climate Change at Arctic Talks – NY Times 5/7/2019
• Rep. Sherrill Votes to Affirm U.S. Commitments to Address Climate Change – Insider NJ 5/2/2019
• March for Our Lungs May 18, Stop the Meadowlands Power Plant – NJ Student Coalition
• Climate change: UK ‘can cut emissions to nearly zero’ by 2050 – BBC 5/2/2019
• Most Teachers Don’t Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did – NPR 4/22/2019
• Climate change: Central banks warn of financial risks in open letter – BBC 4/17/2019
• $119 Billion plan to protect NY/NJ from another Sandy raises concerns over impact, cost – northjersey.com 4/16/2019
• From ruined bridges to dirty air, EPA scientists price out the cost of climate change – LA Times 4/8/2019
• US judge blocks oil, gas drilling (leases on federal land) over climate change – AP News 3/20/2019
• 2018 fourth warmest year since 1880, according to NASA, NOAA – 2/7/19
• 2018 was one of the warmest years on record – and the next 5 years could be even hotter – CBS News 2/7/19
• Ocasio-Cortez unveils Green New Deal climate resolution – The Hill 2/7/19
• Global Warming Concerns Rise Among Americans in New Poll – NY Times 1/22/19
• ‘This is not controversial’: Bipartisan group of economists calls for carbon tax – 1/16/19 – Statement signed by 27 Nobel economics laureates
• A Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal – Organic Consumers Association 1/14/19
• How we can combat climate change: 11 Policy Ideas – Washington Post 1/2/19
• ‘Green New Deal’ divides Democrats intent on addressing climate change – Washington Post 12/28/18
• Climate and energy news in 2018 actually wasn’t all bad – Vox 12/28/18
• Michael Bloomberg wants climate change to be top issue in 2020 presidential race – MSNBC video 12/27/18
• Democrats Just Blocked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Push For A Green New Deal Committee – Huffington Post 12/20/18
• Don’t Believe These Climate Change Lies – CNN Video 12/10/18
• CO2 Emissions Reached an All-Time High in 2018 – Scientific American 12/6/18
• Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters – AP 11/24/18
• Major Trump administration climate report says damage is ‘intensifying across the country’ – Washington Post 11/23/18
• Fourth National Climate Assessment Downloads – U.S. Global Change Research Program 11/23/2018
• Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments – IPCC 10/8/18
• A Green New Deal – Data for Progress 9/2018
• More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment – Philanthropy News Digest 9/12/18
• Williams pipeline, off New York shore, would be ‘monumental step backwards,’ Stringer says – AM New York 9/5/18
• Feds approve $128 million gas pipeline plan in Meadowlands and upper Bergen County – northjersey.com 8/16/18
• Shale Gas: The Technological Gamble That Should Not Have Been Taken – Lecture by Anthony Ingraffea, PhD 4/4/18
• Meadowlands gas pipeline plans criticized by environmentalists – northjersey.com 9/13/17
• 5 things to know about proposed Raritan Bay pipeline – Asbury Park Press 7/13/17″…after only one-third of its useful life because the plant is no longer economically viable in a state where wind and solar supply a growing share of inexpensive electricity….”General Electric to scrap California power plant 20 years early – Reuters 6/21/2019
• Trump Official Goes Rogue, Says Climate Change May Cause Next Financial Crisis – Vanity Fair 6/12/2019
• Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target – BBC 6/12/2019
• Waxman Maintains Hope for Climate Change Legislation – EOS 6/11/2019
• New Jersey’s 2019 Master Energy Plan – NJ.gov
• Murphy’s clean energy goals include nuclear in long-awaited master plan – northjersey.com 6/10/2019
• These 9 NJ Communities Will ‘Soon’ Be Underwater, Report Says – Patch.com 6/6/2019
• Can the Paris Climate Goals Save Lives? Yes, a Lot of Them, Researchers Say – NY Times 6/5/2019
• Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science – NY Times 5/27/2019
• ‘Extraordinary’: Almost 1/4 of West Antarctic ice is now ‘unstable’ – USA Today 5/17/2019
• New York Rejects Keystone-Like Pipeline in Fierce Battle Over the State’s Energy Future – NY Times 5/15/2019
• U.S. Pressure Blocks Declaration on Climate Change at Arctic Talks – NY Times 5/7/2019
• Rep. Sherrill Votes to Affirm U.S. Commitments to Address Climate Change – Insider NJ 5/2/2019
• March for Our Lungs May 18, Stop the Meadowlands Power Plant – NJ Student Coalition
• Climate change: UK ‘can cut emissions to nearly zero’ by 2050 – BBC 5/2/2019
• Most Teachers Don’t Teach Climate Change; 4 In 5 Parents Wish They Did – NPR 4/22/2019
• Climate change: Central banks warn of financial risks in open letter – BBC 4/17/2019
• $119 Billion plan to protect NY/NJ from another Sandy raises concerns over impact, cost – northjersey.com 4/16/2019
• From ruined bridges to dirty air, EPA scientists price out the cost of climate change – LA Times 4/8/2019
• US judge blocks oil, gas drilling (leases on federal land) over climate change – AP News 3/20/2019
• 2018 fourth warmest year since 1880, according to NASA, NOAA – 2/7/19
• 2018 was one of the warmest years on record – and the next 5 years could be even hotter – CBS News 2/7/19
• Ocasio-Cortez unveils Green New Deal climate resolution – The Hill 2/7/19
• Global Warming Concerns Rise Among Americans in New Poll – NY Times 1/22/19
• ‘This is not controversial’: Bipartisan group of economists calls for carbon tax – 1/16/19 – Statement signed by 27 Nobel economics laureates
• A Call for the Food Movement to Get Behind the Green New Deal – Organic Consumers Association 1/14/19
• How we can combat climate change: 11 Policy Ideas – Washington Post 1/2/19
• ‘Green New Deal’ divides Democrats intent on addressing climate change – Washington Post 12/28/18
• Climate and energy news in 2018 actually wasn’t all bad – Vox 12/28/18
• Michael Bloomberg wants climate change to be top issue in 2020 presidential race – MSNBC video 12/27/18
• Democrats Just Blocked Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Push For A Green New Deal Committee – Huffington Post 12/20/18
• Don’t Believe These Climate Change Lies – CNN Video 12/10/18
• CO2 Emissions Reached an All-Time High in 2018 – Scientific American 12/6/18
• Government climate report warns of worsening US disasters – AP 11/24/18
• Major Trump administration climate report says damage is ‘intensifying across the country’ – Washington Post 11/23/18
• Fourth National Climate Assessment Downloads – U.S. Global Change Research Program 11/23/2018
• Summary for Policymakers of IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C approved by governments – IPCC 10/8/18
• A Green New Deal – Data for Progress 9/2018
• More Than $6 Trillion Pledged to Fossil Fuel Divestment – Philanthropy News Digest 9/12/18
• Williams pipeline, off New York shore, would be ‘monumental step backwards,’ Stringer says – AM New York 9/5/18
• Feds approve $128 million gas pipeline plan in Meadowlands and upper Bergen County – northjersey.com 8/16/18
• Shale Gas: The Technological Gamble That Should Not Have Been Taken – Lecture by Anthony Ingraffea, PhD 4/4/18
• Meadowlands gas pipeline plans criticized by environmentalists – northjersey.com 9/13/17
• 5 things to know about proposed Raritan Bay pipeline – Asbury Park Press 7/13/17

Proposed Meadowlands Power Plant: video – FAQ – Resolution  –  Sign Petition

• Another power plant is proposed for the Meadowlands, this time by NJ Transit – northjersey.com 6/21/2019 “…Slated to be built along the Hackensack River in Kearny, the 140 megawatt plant would emit 383,000 to 571,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to NJ Transit documents…. That would rank it among the top 15 single largest sources of greenhouse gases in New Jersey, based on 2017 federal emissions data….”
• Students rally against controversial Meadowlands power plant project – northjersey.com 5/18/2019
• Proposed Meadowlands power plant would be NJ’s biggest greenhouse gas polluter – northjersey.com 2/15/19
• Gov. Phil Murphy says review of proposed Meadowlands power plant still in early stages – northjersey.com 2/8/19
• Activists Opposing Meadowlands Power Plant Demonstrate at Englewood City Council Reorganization – Northern Valley Press 1/11/19
• Phil Murphy remains quiet as opposition grows toward Meadowlands power plant – northjersey.com 12/20/18
• Meadowlands Mayors to Proposed Power Plant: We Don’t Want You – northjersey.com 12/6/18

Pollution, focusing on Pompton Lakes Dupont:

• NJ says company tasked with cleaning Pompton Lakes pollution was set up to fail by DuPont – northjersey.com 7/15/2019 “… The chemical giant DuPont deliberately saddled its “fraudulent” spinoff company Chemours with billions of dollars in debt and environmental liabilities in an attempt to shed its expensive toxic cleanups, such as one in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey officials allege in recently filed court papers….”
• DEP official to answer cleanup questions each month at Pompton Lakes Borough Hall – northjersey.com 6/24/2019 “…Residents, who have linked the groundwater plume to cancer and other illnesses, have long called for a cleanup beyond what DuPont has proposed. The pending soil cleanup at the DuPont site has been delayed since 2014, when the company offered a cleanup project that would fail to meet state standards, according to a federal EPA official….”
• 83 Environmental Rules Being Rolled Back Under Trump – NY Times 6/7/2019
• Murphy administration sues DuPont, 3M and other companies over toxic firefighting foam – northjersey.com 5/14/2019
• 3M, DuPont Refuse to Pay for New Jersey Chemical Cleanup – Bloomberg News 5/10/2019
• Pompton Lakes officials approve controversial change on polluted former DuPont site – northjersey.com 5/8/2019
• 43 NJ Sites Have Toxic Contamination: See Report’s Full List – Patch.com 5/9/2019
• Vote on zoning change for polluted DuPont site postponed to April 24 following outcry from residents – northjersey.com 4/15/2019
• NJ gov’t. officials stand against polluters – The Daily Targum 4/5/2019
• Sierra Club: DEP Rollbacks Cleanup Standards for Groundwater – Insider NJ 4/2/2019
• Murphy administration throws down the gauntlet against serial polluters – NJ.com 4/1/2019
• EPA takes closer look at Superfund groundwater cleanup near Wanaque Reservoir – northjersey.com 4/1/2019
• How the Chemical Industry Deployed the Disinformation Playbook on PFAS – Union of Concerned Scientists 3/27/2019
• NJ: Companies Caused Toxic Contamination At North Jersey Sites – Patch.com 3/27/2019
• A Trump County Confronts the Administration Amida Rash of Child Cancers – NY Times 1/2/19 – sounds like Pompton Lakes!
• Toxic Secrets: NJ denies controversial groundwater cleanup plan in Pompton Lakes – northjersey.com 12/5/2018
  
• Toxic Secrets: How poisonous chemicals from a DuPont factory wound up beneath 400 homes – northjersey.com 2/14/18