New Jersey 101.5 » environment http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Sat, 18 May 2013 17:14:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What Happens When Oyster Creek Plant Closes? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/what-happens-when-oyster-creek-plant-closes-audio/ http://nj1015.com/what-happens-when-oyster-creek-plant-closes-audio/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 11:15:03 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=262282 In six years, one of your neighbors expects to retire after five decades on the job, but there won't be a party or pocket watch.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/what-happens-when-oyster-creek-plant-closes-audio/feed/ 0 ExelonCorp.com Scientists Wrestle With Decline In Honey Bee Population [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/scientists-wrestle-with-decline-in-honey-bee-population-audio/ http://nj1015.com/scientists-wrestle-with-decline-in-honey-bee-population-audio/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 14:00:03 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=261372 There's real concern about the continuing decline in honey bee colonies.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/scientists-wrestle-with-decline-in-honey-bee-population-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima Sandy Hook Reopens For the First Time Since Sandy [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/sandy-hook-reopens-for-the-first-time-since-sandy-audio/ http://nj1015.com/sandy-hook-reopens-for-the-first-time-since-sandy-audio/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 09:44:51 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=260966 Children playing, cyclists riding the trails and dog walkers diligently keeping up with their pooches, all these things would seem inconceivable only a few months ago when Sandy engulfed Sandy Hook's Gateway National Recreation Center, yet the park's opening day was filled with all of those sights.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/sandy-hook-reopens-for-the-first-time-since-sandy-audio/feed/ 0 Sandy Hook reopens (Ilya Hemlin, Townsquare Media) Thousands To Spring into Action For 28th Annual Beach Sweeps [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/thousands-to-spring-into-action-for-28th-annual-beach-sweeps-audio/ http://nj1015.com/thousands-to-spring-into-action-for-28th-annual-beach-sweeps-audio/#comments Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:04:19 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=258362 Thousands of volunteers will hit the New Jersey coastline at more than 60 different locations today for the 28th Annual Spring Beach Sweeps.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/thousands-to-spring-into-action-for-28th-annual-beach-sweeps-audio/feed/ 0 Clean Ocean Action Facebook Is New Jersey Running Out Of Water? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-running-out-of-water-audio/ http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-running-out-of-water-audio/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:44:00 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=258499 The recent lack of rainfall in New Jersey has caught the attention of state officials.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/is-new-jersey-running-out-of-water-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Joe Pell The Good, Bad And Ridiculous Found On NJ Beaches [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/the-good-bad-and-ridiculous-found-on-nj-beaches-audio/ http://nj1015.com/the-good-bad-and-ridiculous-found-on-nj-beaches-audio/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:00:55 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=253958 Cigarette butts and plastic pieces top the list of items found on New Jersey's beaches in 2012.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/the-good-bad-and-ridiculous-found-on-nj-beaches-audio/feed/ 0 Looking inside the dumpster holding collected items at Clean Ocean Action's Sandy Hook event (Facebook) Are NJ Rivers and Streams Clean or Polluted? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/are-nj-rivers-and-streams-clean-or-polluted-audio/ http://nj1015.com/are-nj-rivers-and-streams-clean-or-polluted-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:19:03 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=245316 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is out with a new report that says more than half of the nation's river and stream miles are in poor condition, with high levels of pollution and bacteria.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/are-nj-rivers-and-streams-clean-or-polluted-audio/feed/ 0 Shrewsbury River (Flickr User DanCentury) Asbury Park's Beach Will Serve As A Giant Classroom [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/asbury-parks-beach-will-serve-as-a-giant-classroom-audio/ http://nj1015.com/asbury-parks-beach-will-serve-as-a-giant-classroom-audio/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:26 +0000 Rosetta Key http://nj1015.com/?p=243529 Hundreds of middle and high school students from across the state will be converging on Asbury Park today and Friday to collect and document beach litter, as well as learn about environmental stewardship.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/asbury-parks-beach-will-serve-as-a-giant-classroom-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Ingrid Taylor Mantoloking Plans Geotubes For Protection [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/mantoloking-plans-geotubes-for-protection-audio/ http://nj1015.com/mantoloking-plans-geotubes-for-protection-audio/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:45:03 +0000 Rosetta Key http://nj1015.com/?p=243013 Placing sand and gravel-filled Geotextile fabric tubes along Mantoloking's ocean front is estimated to cost anywhere from $6 to $8 million dollars, which Mantoloking officials believe is a necessary expense for protection.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/mantoloking-plans-geotubes-for-protection-audio/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images Assemblyman Wants Federal Money To Dredge Coastal Lakes, Rivers [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/assemblyman-wants-federal-money-to-dredge-coastal-lakes-rivers-audio/ http://nj1015.com/assemblyman-wants-federal-money-to-dredge-coastal-lakes-rivers-audio/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:24:45 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=240418 As millions of dollars are incoming to replenish New Jersey's beaches after Superstorm Sandy, a shore Assemblyman wants river and lake restoration projects to be included in the recovery efforts.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/assemblyman-wants-federal-money-to-dredge-coastal-lakes-rivers-audio/feed/ 0 Wreck Pond in Spring Lake dredging project in 2011 (Townsquare Media NJ)