News Highlights
A quick review of top environmental news stories from the past 2 weeks

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​Local

• With Swan Safe, Brick Woman Aims To Change 'Invasive' Status
• The War Against Gas Leaf Blowers Continues
• Atlantic County officials join call for offshore wind
• Syringes on Monmouth County beaches: Source is no mystery, activists say
• Montgomery unveils 2 new miles of 'cutting edge' walkways
• Sparta Township Honors the Passing of Janice Stevens
• Teaneck Residents Submit Initiative Petitions for 100% Renewable Energy Program
• Eliminating CSOs: An Infrastructure Imperative
• A Whimsical Walk In A Verona Park
• Somerville Fights Back Against Invasive Growth of Suburban Bamboo
• Hudson County invasion: 'Swarms' of the spotted lanternfly reported
• This NJ city is boiling. What's being done to cool off its 'heat island'?
• Butterflies of the night: Moths are bright, colorful creatures and this is their week
• Montclair takes on Climate Action Plan
• Community Space Unites West Orange Nature Lovers: 'The Rock'
• Two New Miles of "Cutting Edge" Pathways Help Montgomery Students

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Around the country

• DuPont, spinoffs reach $50 million settlement with Delaware over 'forever chemicals' pollution
• “Lights, Camera, Plastic?” Campaign Seeks To Axe Single-Use Plastics On-Screen
• Biden administration proposes sweeping protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
• The case for the no-till garden
  
• ​Moon 'Wobble' in 2030s Will Increase High Tide Flooding in NJ, Del. Shore Towns
• If ‘dead zones’ worsen in Delaware River, NJ fish species could be in danger
• The new push to make Delaware Water Gap a national park
• Ford patents charging electric cars by towing them
• Are Wind Turbines a Danger to Wildlife? Ask the Dogs.
• Agencies are told to consider environmental justice in policy decisions
• ​Scientists Try to Save Migratory Western Monarch Butterflies as a Mystery Unfolds
• ​Which states have the most electric cars?
• Sustainable Selling: How Plastic- And Package-Free Stores Are Reshaping Retail

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In New Jersey

• Wind advocates say offshore turbines will help NJ avoid climate 'catastrophe'
• Without offshore wind, NJ faces billions in shoreline damage, officials argue
• Energy secretary visits NJ to tout backup power push as state works to build more
• NJ Coastal Floods Will Get More Frequent By 2030, NOAA, NASA Says
• They're not blown away by NJ's offshore wind power plans
• More Coastal Floods Expected In NJ By 2030, Reports Say
• On his 1st day in office, NJ's new acting Attorney General targets illegal dumping
• As climate change fuels more fires out West, are dangerous smoke levels new norm for NJ?
• NJ makes $200 million investment in climate future
• NJ Amps Up Wind Fight, Overriding Beach Towns Balking at Farms
• What is your soil inheritance?
• NIMBY-proof? NJ takes major step on offshore win

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 Global

• European Commission proposes ambitious climate change policies, urging US and other nations to follow
• Amazon rainforest 'will collapse if Bolsonaro remains president'
• EU Weighs Expanding Climate Disclosure Rules
• Europe Unveils Plan to Shift From Fossil Fuels, Setting Up Potential Trade Spats
• Human Rights Watch Letter to European Commission re: Purchasing Practices
• City children have better mental health and cognition if they live near woodlands
  
• ​Discover the History of Environmental Economics With This Complete Timeline
• Corporate 'greenwashing' poses growing threat to ESG goals: report
• Will the world succeed in fully adopting clean energy?

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Opinion & analysis

• Fulop, Baraka & Gill: This dream of an Essex-Hudson Greenway is slipping away |
• Objections to offshore wind farms are hot air
• Your Clothes Create More Plastic Waste than Plates or Straws
• Find the green for the Greenway 
• Use billions from infrastructure deal, COVID-19 aid to fix water problems in poor communities
• Trucks are spewing filth in our neighborhood
• Fires, floods and heat. We need an infrastructure bill that addresses climate change.
• ​The urgency of addressing climate change 
  
  

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The views expressed in these articles do not necessarily represent positions held by ANJEC.