Green Jersey

News roundup for Monday, July 14

On Friday, the Bush Environmental Protection Agency rejected regulating greenhouse gases. Because it would cripple the U.S. economy. In a 588-page document, the EPA “made no finding on whether global warming posed a threat to people’s health or welfare” (via the Associated Press). Doug O’Malley of Environment New Jersey said this makes it harder for New Jersey to continue its regulatory efforts.

Tropical Storm Bertha continues to cause rip currents at the Jersey Shore, where two people died over the weekend. (Another is missing, and a fourth was seriously injured.)

A summer pilot program that starts today in Essex County aims to make crosswalk lines matter more to drivers. We hope it works.

Archaeologists have dug up 250-year-old finds — bits of Raritan Landing, a Colonial-era village — as they work on the expansion of Rutgers Stadium.

Bergen County officials have unveiled a propane-fueled police car. Meanwhile, towns like Hackensack and Paterson are encouraging car pooling and considering solar panels to save cash.

Coming up tomorrow: A public hearing on a $551 million proposal to bring back train service between New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. Twenty-eight miles of new track would have to be laid in western N.J., according to the Pocono Record. (The hearing is tomorrow from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Quality Inn, West Main Street, Stroudsberg, Pa.)