environment

The plan to remove thousands of trees at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson has environmentalists seeing red, but is it just the cost of going green? Park President John Fitzgerald says the benefit of virtually eliminating the facility's reliance on fossil fuels will not only benefit the company's bottom line...

Chicago has a unique tradition for St. Patrick's Day - every year they dye the iconic Chicago river green. I've always wondered not only how they do it, but how they do it in an environmentally friendly way.

Shore lawmakers and environmental activists are getting their wish when it comes to the controversial plan to allow offshore oil drilling off the Atlantic coast. Well, part of it, anyway. Federal officials have announced a public hearing on the plan to be held in Atlantic City next week...

New Jersey's delegation in Washington, DC, is joining forces in asking the Obama Administration to "kill the drill." The #KillTheDrill campaign refers to the Department of the Interior's newly-released Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program for 2017-2022 (DPP), which would allow for oil and gas drilling exploration in parts of the Mid- and South Atlantic Ocean...

The American Littoral Society will host the second installment of its "Lunch n' Learn" series at noon on Saturday, January 3, 2015. The session is entitled "Bringing Back Wild Oysters to Bring Back Clean Water."  Attendees will dine on fresh, locally-grown oysters while hearing from experts such as Habitat Restoration Program Director Captain Al Modjeski, Society Executive Dire

While New Jersey towns are earning certifications in the Sustainable New Jersey Program, they're also eligible to become Blue Star municipalities. On Thursday, September 18th at Richard Stockton College, Clean Ocean Action (COA) is officially launching its Municipal Blue Star Program...

This winter's wicked weather is still taking its toll on the Barnegat Bay - in ways you might not expect. Barnegat Bay Partnership Program Director Dr. Stan Hales says it all has to do with how lawn fertilizer gets absorbed... or doesn't...

Planned seismic airgun testing off the Jersey Shore is still at the center of a heated debate. As approvals for the study move forward, Shore Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) is spearheading a last-ditch effort to prevent the tests, which he fears for several reasons...

Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ) and Shore Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) are calling on the Obama Administration to keep the Jersey Shore and the entire Atlantic Coast closed to offshore oil and gas drilling. The federal Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM) has begun the process of developing its next 5-year leasing program for oil and natural gas, and Senator Menendez

The Barnegat Bay Partnership is making its annual summertime plea - don't water your lawn every day! Program Director Dr. Stan Hales says frequent watering isn't good for your lawn, because it encourages shallow root growth and makes your grass more susceptible to drought...