New Zealand has made a determination that Te Urewera, an 821 square mile park, now has all of the legal rights of a legal person. Sound crazy? Well really, if you study indigenous people throughout the world, those that we would say in the west are not civilized, you will find that in their relationship […]
Sometimes a story about the environment is really about something that is just fascinating. The New Jersey Oak Tree in this story certainly qualifies as fascinating. 600 years. Now that is quite a lifetime. Way beyond that of its species (White Oak). The tree is now in its declining years and that is a shame. […]
By the numbers, the changes proposed regarding septic density appear to favor the changes. After all, it will only result in 12 percent more septic systems than currently allowed. That is the beauty of statistics. But in this case increasing density of development in any way means more impervious surface in an area that by […]
This controversy creates a tough situation…Different groups that support the environment fighting over what is best for the environment. Old growth forest is something that we sorely lack in New Jersey. After all, with few exceptions our old growth forest has been cut over and over again since the 1700’s. Further, we have introduced invasive […]
The use of the Passaic River as an industrial sewer has slowly been changing over the years. Unfortunately, the clean up of that river is a slow process that is going to take more time to complete. The good news is that the USEPA has finally moved to establish a clean up program that is […]