Green Jersey

News roundup for Wednesday, May 28

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said this morning that it needs more testimony on the radiation barrier at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township. Exelon is seeking a 20-year renewal of the plant’s operating license, and the commission today said it needs more information before it makes a decision.

The Morris County Park Commision approved a deal that would add 30 acres in Kinnelon to the Waughaw Mountain Greenway in Morris County. The land to be purchased, for $198,000, belongs to the family of the late state Sen. David Young.

Vineland says inaction by the state Department of Environmental Protection has led its sewage system, the largest in Cumberland County, to practically reach to its capacity.

Three little bear cubs will be released back into the wild tomorrow in Sussex County.

U.S. Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez announced yesterday that the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded more than $128,000 in federal funds to New Jersey’s Division of Fish and Wildlife.