Geography of New Jersey
Congressman Frank Pallone Surveys Damage to His New Jersey District
Hurricane Sandy has devastated New Jersey, particularly the state’s 6th District, along the coast. The storm left half of the state – about two million New Jersey residents – without power, and a number of homes on the Jersey Shore have been completely destroyed. Congressman Frank Pallone is the representative from New Jersey’s 6th District. […]
Rep. Bill Pascrell on the Aftermath of Irene
Nearly a week after Hurricane Irene tore through the East Coast, many towns are still in the midst of the massive flooding that followed the storm. The city of Paterson, New Jersey is one of the places that the storm hit hardest. The low-lying city of about 150,000 sits along the banks of the Passaic […]
Memorial Day with Veterans and their Families
For millions of Americans, Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of the Summer. It’s a time for backyard barbecues, town parades and family getaways. However, for the men women and families of those who killed serving their country, Memorial Day weekend resonates more deeply. William Brown is a former Navy Seal and currently a law student […]
Two Rivers Run Amok
In recent decades the General Electric Corporation has polluted both the Housatonic River in western Massachusetts and New York’s Hudson River with cancer-causing chemicals. GE is spending millions to deal with PCB pollution in the Housatonic, but has so far been able to resist calls for a similar clean-up of the Hudson. Amy Eddings says […]
Victory at Ironbound
For nearly twenty years, residents of Ironbound, a largely immigrant section of Newark, New Jersey have fought the citing of incinerators, landfills and superfund sites in their community. Today, they’re claiming an important victory after state officials put on hold plans to site a sludge treatment plant there. The state decision is based, in part, […]