New Jersey Environmental Issues by Jill Topolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0 Curation of resources to support 11th-12th Grade Environmental Science unit en-us 2021-10-23 14:51:31 UTC 2023-03-25 05:33:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Continued bad air days mean NJ should cut emissions, activists urge jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838084495 Activists have suggested solutions for continued bad air days in NJ, including cutting back emissions by limiting the use of fossil fuels. ]]> 2021-10-23 15:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838084495 Air Pollution in New Jersey: Nearly All of State in Metro Areas that Rank Among Worst 25 in Nation for Both Ozone Smog and Year-round Particle Pollution jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838085463 The most recent "State of the Air" report released by the American Lung Association noted that the ozone quality in many New Jersey towns is sub-par and a health risk. This article includes information about how the ozone quality can be linked to COVID-19 complications and the greater likelihood of death.]]> 2021-10-23 15:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838085463 NJDEP-CleanAirNJ-Clean Air NJ-What's Your Air Quality jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838086514 The USEPA developed the Air Quality Index (AQI) to report daily air quality to the public. The AQI tells you how clean your local air is, and what associated health effects might be a concern in your area. View the AQI values, and learn where New Jersey falls on the chart.]]> 2021-10-23 15:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838086514 NJ State Health Assessment Data: Air Quality jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838087949 Use this resource to learn the current air conditions, as well as the common causes of air pollution in the state of New Jersey. Both outdoor and indoor air is made up of a series of gases that you might find surprising.]]> 2021-10-23 15:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838087949 Communities Make Recommendations for Multi-Billion Dollar Plans to Stop Sewage Overflows jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838089709 Trenton's 2021 Sewage-free Streets and Rivers Campaign advocates for equitable solutions to combined sewer overflows (CSOs). The ultimate goal is zero discharge pollution over time. ]]> 2021-10-23 15:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838089709 Newark Sewer and Water jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838092841 The city of Newark has both Separated and Combined Sewer Systems. This resource provides a map of the Newark sewer systems, and an explanation of how the two types of sewer systems function.]]> 2021-10-23 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838092841 Sewage Free Streets and Rivers jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838096471 21 New Jersey towns have combined sewer systems. When it rains, raw sewage flows into rivers, floods streets, and fills basements. The sewage contains dangerous bacteria, which can cause an array of health issues when it seeps into the drinking water supply. Environmental problems from industry and combined sewer overflows have had a disproportionate impact on residents with lower incomes and communities of color. The cost to upgrade these systems will be paid for by residents and businesses. It is important that plans to reduce waterway contamination account for the increasingly severe impacts of climate change, including sea level rise and intensifying flooding. ]]> 2021-10-23 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838096471 New Jersey Future’s Comments on CSO Long Term Control Plans jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838099214 Representing a combined investment of up to $3.5 billion, New Jersey’s proposed CSO solutions are a generational opportunity for Governor Murphy’s Administration and the affected municipalities and utilities to achieve their goals for:
  • Clean water—by reducing the pollution in our waterways and increasing the implementation of green infrastructure.
  • Environmental justice—by ensuring that the needs and values of overburdened communities are not only addressed but prioritized.
  • Climate resilience—by selecting projects and approaches that will protect public health and safety today and in the future.
]]> 2021-10-23 15:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838099214 New Jersey Farmland Preservation Program Overview jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838101912 The Farmland Preservation Program is administered by the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC), which coordinates with County Agriculture Development Boards, municipal governments, nonprofit organizations and landowners in the development of plans that best meet the needs of individual landowners.

]]> 2021-10-23 15:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838101912 Cape May County Farmland Preservation jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838106251 On November 9th, 1989, the voters of Cape May County approved by a 2 - 1 margin a ballot question endorsing the establishment of a trust fund to preserve open space and agricultural land.]]> 2021-10-23 15:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838106251 New Jersey Smart Growth Policies for Land and Open Space Preservation jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838108736 New Jersey ranks as a national leader in land conservation, through popular state and local programs to preserve farmland and open space.

]]> 2021-10-23 15:20:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838108736 Bergen County Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, Farmland & Historic Preservation Trust Fund jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838110212 The Trust Fund, established in 1998, is a dedicated program supporting open space land acquisition, recreation development, as well as historical preservation and farmland protection throughout Bergen County.  In 2013 the Trust Fund added the Floodplain Protection program.]]> 2021-10-23 15:21:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838110212 The Clean Water Network jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838111387
The people who take action to clean up and protect our rivers, lakes and streams need all the help they can get. Since 2014, our national organization's Clean Water Network has connected these local heroes with each other, uniting over 250 local and regional watershed groups around the country so they can be more effective champions for clean water.

]]> 2021-10-23 15:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838111387 Hackensack River Cleanup Program jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838114553 Every year from March through November, from New York State down to Newark Bay, Hackensack Riverkeeper’s River Cleanup Program mobilizes over 1,000 volunteers and removes over 27,000 lbs. of trash from our watershed. ]]> 2021-10-23 15:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838114553 NJ Clean Shores Program jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838115222 The Clean Shores program is a free statewide service that removes floatables such as wood, garbage, plastics, medical waste, and recyclables from tidal shorelines with the use of state inmate labor. The mission of the program is to preserve and enhance New Jersey’s coastal environment and natural resources by removing debris, grooming trails, planting dune grasses and aiding in emergency cleanups like fish kills and after storm events. The program also affords inmates the opportunity to give back to our communities in a tangible way.]]> 2021-10-23 15:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838115222 Highly Toxic NJ Superfund Site jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838118852 New Jersey has 114 Superfund sites, the most in the nation, and Newark is home to four of them. The one in the Ironbound, a former chemical plant where cleanup is priced at $1.4 billion, is especially problematic: It’s one of nine in the state, and 74 nationwide, that not only are vulnerable to the effects of climate change but contain uncontrolled toxic wastes that could damage human health, an investigation by Inside Climate News, the Texas Observer and NBC News found.]]> 2021-10-23 15:29:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838118852 NJ Division of Solid & Hazardous Waste jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838119639 Visit this page to see what's new in solid and hazardous waste.]]> 2021-10-23 15:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838119639 Association of NJ Household Hazardous Waste Coordinators jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838121304 Each of New Jersey’s 21 counties provide a way to safely manage household hazardous waste (HHW). This resource contains links to which programs are available for each NJ county.]]> 2021-10-23 15:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838121304 N.J. ranks high in number of pollution-related deaths, study says jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838127284 A study published in Environmental Research Letters found that motor vehicle emissions caused an estimated 7,100 premature deaths in 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in 2016, with New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania the three states with the highest death tolls.


]]> 2021-10-23 15:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838127284 Cleaning and greening NJ Transit's bus fleet jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838129734 By 2040, NJ Transit plans to complete the transition of its fleet of buses to 100% zero-emission vehicles, according to a new road map released this week by the agency.]]> 2021-10-23 15:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838129734 MODERNIZING OUR TRANSPORTATION SECTOR jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838130474 NJ Transit, despite being one of the largest transit fleets in the country, is behind over 100 transit authorities across the country in committing to electrifying its public buses and reducing transit emissions. Fortunately, New Jersey has begun addressing this major issue with innovative programs like electric school buses using VW Settlement funds. ]]> 2021-10-23 15:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838130474 NJ to spend $100M on clean energy, environmental justice jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838145383 Gov. Phil Murphy vowed to spend $100 million on clean transportation projects, much of which would be targeted to reducing unhealthy air quality in urban areas with communities that are already overburdened with pollution problems.]]> 2021-10-23 15:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838145383 Renewable Energy jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838148258 New Jersey is committed to supporting solar energy. The Successor Solar Incentive (SuSI) Program is the current solar program which allows new solar projects to register to earn New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy Credits II (SREC-II). Older projects may be registered in one of New Jersey’s former solar programs, the SREC Registration Program (SRP) or the Transition Incentive (TI) Program, through which they continue to receive SRECs or TRECs. SRECs, TRECs, and SREC-IIs represent the clean energy attributes of electricity generated from a solar energy project.]]> 2021-10-23 15:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838148258 New Jersey's Clean Energy Picture jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838148715 New Jersey is advancing and diversifying its clean energy portfolio through leadership and strong policy. New Jersey has one of the most ambitious Renewable Portfolio Standards in the country by requiring 35% of the energy sold in the state come from qualifying energy sources by 2025 and 50% by 2030. Promoting a diverse portfolio of new clean in-state generation will lessen dependence on fossil fuels, help grow the state’s economy, reduce emissions and combat climate change.]]> 2021-10-23 15:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838148715 Murphy signs laws to spur solar energy, electric vehicles in N.J.’s climate change fight jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838152643 The $46.4 billion state budget that Murphy recently signed includes $2 million to Rutgers for a “Solar Energy and Agricultural Production Demonstration Project.”]]> 2021-10-23 15:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838152643 NJ takes steps to double its solar power jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838154589 State officials approved a plan they say will drastically increase New Jersey’s capacity for solar energy.]]> 2021-10-23 16:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838154589 Coastal Resilience jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838162924 The foundation for a thriving coastal economy is based on the integration of human needs with a healthy coastal environment. New Jersey’s ocean, bays, beaches, dunes, and salt marshes play an important ecological, as well as economic, role. Beaches support threatened and endangered nesting birds and are a main attraction for millions of summer tourists that visit “The Jersey Shore” each year. ]]> 2021-10-23 16:07:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838162924 Tropical Storm Ida jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838164294 he Climate Change Resilience Strategy outlines six state priorities to guide state and local government climate action and includes over 100 recommendations to strengthen New Jersey against climate impacts, including sea-level rise, chronic flooding, rising temperatures, and more frequent and intense storm events. ]]> 2021-10-23 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838164294 Why wasn't N.J. ready for Ida? jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838165062 Hurricane Ida’s remnants smacked New Jersey with such intensity — 2 to 3 inches of rainfall per hour in some regions — that many residents were hopelessly trapped in their cars or low-lying homes, despite incessant iPhone alerts and meteorologists warning of historic consequences.]]> 2021-10-23 16:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838165062 Barnegat Bay beaches: They top an environmental group list for the wrong reasons jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838166311 Beaches in Ocean County were found to be potentially unsafe for swimmers about 3% of days in 2020, more than Cape May County (2% of days), Atlantic County (1%) and Monmouth County (0%), according to the report by Environment New Jersey Research & Policy Center. ]]> 2021-10-23 16:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838166311 The Decline of Barnegat Bay jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838167025 A study by the US Geological Survey estimated that about 1.4 million pounds of nitrogen enter the Barnegat Bay every year, with most of that coming from the fertilizers used on land. This overloading of nitrogen in the bay is causing the excessive growth of algae and phytoplankton and upsetting the balance in the bay’s ecosystem.]]> 2021-10-23 16:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838167025 Barnegat Bay 10 Point Plan jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838170035 On December 9, 2010, Governor Chris Christie announced a comprehensive action plan to address the ecological health of the 660-square-mile Barnegat Bay watershed. ]]> 2021-10-23 16:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838170035 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Site Remediation Program jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838171168 These rules implement the provisions of the Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10B-12, and other statutes, by establishing standards for the remediation of contaminated ground water, surface water, soil, soil leachate and indoor air. These rules supplement the requirements of the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26E.]]> 2021-10-23 16:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838171168 Known Contaminated Sites in NJ jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838173477 This is the Web version of an improved Known Contaminated Sites of New Jersey (KCSNJ) report. These reports consider ALL cases and activities at a site.]]> 2021-10-23 16:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838173477 Morris County: Contaminated soil, sediment, and groundwater jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838174583 New Jersey has the most Superfund sites of any state, 114 as of Feb. 1 identified by the Environmental Protection Agency as contaminated with hazardous substances that threaten public health or the environment.
Morris County has 10 of those sites, more than 12 states. After initial investigations, the EPA placed Rolling Knolls Landfill on the Superfund program’s National Priorities List in September 2003.
]]> 2021-10-23 16:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838174583 New Jersey asks for court-ordered cleanup of 'massive' pile of waste in Camden jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838175330 New Jersey officials have asked a court to order an immediate cleanup of an illegal dump site in Camden that is composed of contaminated waste several stories high and is “spreading onto neighboring properties, sidewalks, and roadways, threatening the safety and health of local residents and the environment,” they say.]]> 2021-10-23 16:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838175330 jrtopolski https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838729315 2021-10-24 04:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jrtopolski/fsjvixbfitwhxmy0/wish/1838729315