The settlement with Exxon waives its responsibility for pollution from leaks and spills at hundreds of local gas stations across New Jersey.
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A raucous rally over taxi competition. A roadblock for the Transportation Trust Fund. Scanning social media for test cheats. Deconstructing the Exxon settlement.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the Exxon settlement.
Christie's town hall tour hits Somerville while the public gets an earful on the budget. Measuring student progress, not teacher performance? Microbeads: Smoothing your skin ...
Synthetic plastic microbeads used in personal care products pose environmental dangers since they pass through most water treatment systems and end up in waterways.
The high cost of environmental remediation. The Assembly considers offshore energy sources. A rough winter for New Jersey commuters as possible fare hikes are on ...
Exxon will reportedly have to pay $250 million to remediate environmental damage the company caused. But the total cost is about $9 billion.
A new plan to curb costs of public workers’ health care. Erasing toxic mortgages erases urban blight. Who controls development in Liberty State Park? Don't ...
Those opposed to development in Liberty State Park say a new bill doesn't guarantee that the DEP will retain control of approving projects.
Under a bill awaiting Gov. Chris Christie's signature, Liberty State Park could get a new commission but some do not agree with the bill.
Big names already on the Christie Presidential Prep team. Debate over who can prescribe psychotropic drugs. The postal service's on time delivery. This year it's ...
NY/NJ Baykeeper Executive Director Debbie Mans says that public lacks the engagement and knowledge needed to better protect New Jersey's waterways.
Ten shootings. Three dead. A violent holiday in Newark. Five home invasions. Are victims targeted by race? Trains carry a viscous brew. And oh, Christmas ...
Members of the community say there isn't enough information available about trains carrying tar sand oil through Teaneck , which is very difficult to clean ...
Standing ovations for New Jersey Senior Sen. Robert Menendez on Israel's right to defend itself. New Jersey Senate President Sweeney's trashing the Sandy money monitor ...
Sen. Bob Smith is sponsoring two bills to address New Jersey's stormwater and sewer problems.
Sen. Buono tries to lower the boom on a controversial ad campaign. Plus, new poll numbers giving good news to the Senate frontrunners. And we ...
The EPA announced a dredging project to remove contaminated sediment on a half mile stretch of the Passaic River that has high levels of PCBs, ...
A 750-foot stretch of the Passaic River in Newark is less toxic than it was a year ago thanks to dioxin being removed.