New Jersey 101.5 » environmental http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Fri, 24 May 2013 22:09:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 How to Prevent Mosquito Breeding http://nj1015.com/how-to-prevent-mosquitoes/ http://nj1015.com/how-to-prevent-mosquitoes/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 14:16:08 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=262950 The mosquitoes are back in action in New Jersey, and to prevent potentially-fatal consequences, the state Departments of Health and Environmental Protection are offering a few tips to residents and businesses.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/how-to-prevent-mosquitoes/feed/ 0 Maarten Wouters, Getty Images Environmental Groups Wants Smarter Rebuilding After Sandy [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/environmental-groups-wants-smarter-rebuilding-after-sandy-audio/ http://nj1015.com/environmental-groups-wants-smarter-rebuilding-after-sandy-audio/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:50:48 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=205688 A coalition of environmental groups is issuing a set of principles it wants legislators in all level of government to consider when crafting policies for reconstruction after Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/environmental-groups-wants-smarter-rebuilding-after-sandy-audio/feed/ 0 Seaside Heights boardwalk after Sandy (Matthew White, Townsquare Media NJ) NJ Health Officials Worried About Toxins From Sandy [POLL/AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-health-officials-worried-about-toxins-from-sandy-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-health-officials-worried-about-toxins-from-sandy-audio/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:04:12 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=204729 Toxic fumes in the air, mud on the ground, homes gutted and streets lined with garbage. Health officials are worried that both residents and volunteers are getting sick cleaning up from Superstorm Sandy.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nj-health-officials-worried-about-toxins-from-sandy-audio/feed/ 0 Environmentalists Oppose Fracking – Protest [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/environmentalists-oppose-fracking-protest-audio/ http://nj1015.com/environmentalists-oppose-fracking-protest-audio/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:04:08 +0000 Jason Allentoff http://nj1015.com/?p=199317 A coalition of environmental groups are seeing red over Governor Chris Christie's veto of a bill that would ban the process of hydraulic fracking. They are no longer sitting still and are taking swift action.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/environmentalists-oppose-fracking-protest-audio/feed/ 0 Protesters against fracking (Jason Allentoff, Townsquare Media NJ) Gypsy Moth Tree Damage Minimal in NJ; Aerial Survey Says http://nj1015.com/gypsy-moth-tree-damage-minimal-in-nj-aerial-survey-says/ http://nj1015.com/gypsy-moth-tree-damage-minimal-in-nj-aerial-survey-says/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:07:19 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=147743 It's considered the lowest recorded defoliation since the State Department of Agriculture's Gypsy Moth Suppression Program began in 1970.  The statewide gypsy moth aerial survey showed 1,068 acres of trees in 21 municipalities in 10 counties received moderate to heavy damage this year.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/gypsy-moth-tree-damage-minimal-in-nj-aerial-survey-says/feed/ 0 NJ Congressman Works to Stall Action On National Ocean Policy [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/nj-congressman-works-to-stall-action-on-national-ocean-policy-audio/ http://nj1015.com/nj-congressman-works-to-stall-action-on-national-ocean-policy-audio/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:48:07 +0000 Rosetta Key http://nj1015.com/?p=9741 Shore area Congressman John Runyan and Fishing Advocates are working to stall the establishment of the President's new National Ocean Policy created through Executive Order last year.

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