Weekend news roundup
Upper Ringwood residents who filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Ford are bracing themselves for a long legal fight with the company, which is accused of dumping industrial waste that caused a multitude of health problems in the area. Ford has said its dumping was legal and the pollution didn’t cause people’s illnesses (Bergen Record)
Twelve people in the region were struck by lightning this weekend, one fatally in Sandy Hook (New York Times)
Cooking grease fuels Westwood’s recycling trucks (Bergen Record)
Researchers: Colonies of sponges are living on the floor of the Delaware Bay (Associated Press)
“Popcorn lung” lawsuits are targeting New Jersey companies (Star-Ledger)
As he returns from Israel, Gov. Corzine faces major decisions on the environment (Bill Wolfe, NJ Voices)
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