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Hazardous Spill Cleanup in New Jersey and New York

By admin | Published: January 1, 2013
Oil sheen is visible on the waters of Arthur Kill on the border of New Jersey and New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (NOAA) Responders face an oily debris field in Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., after Hurricane Sandy. Nov. 2, 2012. (U.S. Coast Guard)   Hurricane Sandy’s extreme weather conditions—80 to 90 mph winds [...]
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Marcellus Shale Air Monitoring Study

By admin | Published: July 24, 2012
HARRISBURG, PA — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it has started a long-term, one-year air monitoring study of Marcellus Shale development. The study in Washington County will measure ambient airborne pollutants in an effort to determine potential air quality impacts associated with the processing and transmission of unconventional natural gas. “We operate on [...]
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Invasion of the Giant Hogweed

By admin | Published: July 6, 2011
Impact: Crowds out native species; Produces a toxic sap that causes skin irritation equivalent to third degree burns and blindness. “Take the Hogweed which related to the true story in the press at the time about how the plant – Giant Hogweed – imported from Russia in Victorian times had become rampant thru the British [...]
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Single Stream Recycling in King Of Prussia, PA

By admin | Published: June 22, 2011
High Definition Pictures   Single Stream Recycling Tour in King of Prussia with Ambler Environmental Action Committee 3   0:46 Single Stream Recycling Tour in King of Prussia with Ambler Environmental Action Committee 2 0:49 Single Stream Recycling Tour in King of Prussia with Ambler Environmental Action Committee 1 1:14 Single Stream Recycling King of [...]
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      By Tom MurrayHat's off to the World Wildlife Fund and CDP for an important new study, released this week, about the potential to drive significant financial benefits, higher return on investment, and increased capital expenditure by pursuing a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 3% annually across the U.S. corporate sector. The new report shines a spotli […]

  • RSS State Of The Climate

    • May 2013 National Overview
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    • May 2013 Drought
      Weather systems moving in an active jet stream flow propagated several upper-level troughs and ridges across the country during May. Cold fronts and warm fronts moving with these upper-level systems brought migrating spells of cooler-than-normal and warmer-than-normal weather to parts of the country. Some of the systems tapped Gulf of Mexico moisture, result […]
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  • RSS Global Climate Change – Vital Signs of the Planet – News RSS Feed

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