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U.S. sets plans to protect endangered whales near offshore wind farms
Two federal environmental agencies issued plans Thursday to better protect endangered whales amid offshore wind farm development.
NJ Transit scraps plan for gas-fired backup power plant, heartening environmental justice advocates
New Jersey's public transit agency said Friday it is scrapping plans for a backup power plant that would have been fueled by natural gas, heartening environmental justice advocates who targeted it and several other power plants in largely minority areas.
NJ Supreme Court rules against Ocean casino in COVID business interruption case
New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Atlantic City casino is not entitled to payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak, determining that the presence of the virus did not constitute the kind of “direct physical loss or damage” required for such a payout.
Jersey Shore town trying not to lose the man vs. nature fight on its eroded beaches
A New Jersey shore town locked in a legal battle with the state over tens of millions of dollars it has spent trying -- mostly in vain -- to hold back the ocean now is more vulnerable than ever.
Ring will no longer allow NJ police to request doorbell camera footage from users
Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates.
Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with NJ-based Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role fueling the opioid addiction crisis.
Judge blocks JetBlue’s $3.8 billion buyout of Spirit Airlines
A federal judge is siding with the Biden administration and blocking JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the $3.8 billion deal would reduce competition.
Father of fallen NYPD officer who advocated for 9/11 compensation fund struck and killed by SUV
A New Jersey man who became a vocal advocate for families of 9/11 first responders following the death of his NYPD officer son was struck and killed by an SUV in a hospital parking lot, police said Sunday.
New Jersey’s State of the State: Teen voting, more AI, lower medical debt among governor’s pitches
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced a series of new measures he wants the newly expanded Democrat-led Legislature to adopt, including allowing 16-year-olds to vote in school board elections, reducing medical debt, expanding affordable housing and launching an artificial intelligence “moonshot."
As Atlantic City adds more security cameras, 2 men are killed in areas already covered by them
One man was fatally stabbed while another was found bleeding to death on New Year's Day in Atlantic City, the gambling resort that's currently adding hundreds of new security cameras to the thousands already keeping an electric eye on this busy tourist destination.