NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Three factors contribute to wildfire, no matter where you are — weather; fuels, such as trees and brush; and human activity.

Now, New Jersey park officials need help putting the discarded trees in-place along the beach.

As recently as the year 2000, seabeach amaranth was considered "lost" from the list of New Jersey flora.

Environmental Working Group found over 100 contaminants in NJ utilities in a 5-year span. One utility said many compounds were from the disinfecting process.

Such damage "might take two full years to recover from, and even then might not be successful," says the head of The Raptor Trust, which is caring for the birds.

EEE can cause brain-swelling and is among the most severe illnesses spread by infected mosquitoes, NJ officials said.

Advisories remain at roughly a dozen spots around NJ, including parts of Lake Hopatcong and all of Spruce Run Reservoir.

Bottled water was offered to affected residents, as the mystery over "approved" filters malfunctioning remains.

Two reservoirs now are dealing with dense algae blooms, so what does that mean for Jersey tap water?

Lakes across the state have dealt with the blooms this summer, and now a popular Monmouth County spot has one.