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Jayne joins Cozen O’Connor Roxanne E. Jayne has joined Cozen O’Connor’s Cherry Hill office
as a Member in the Energy, Environmental & Public Utility Practice Group. She formerly was with
Herrick, Feinstein LLP. Jayne has more than 25 years experience as an environmental
attorney. She has served as outside and in-house counsel representing a broad range
of clients in redevelopment, purchase/sale transactions, environmental litigation and
regulatory matters and has handled all phases of CERCLA/Spill Act cost recovery/
contribution actions in many high profile matters, including handling discovery,
depositions, motions, negotiation of consent decrees and other settlement agreements.
In the realm of regulatory work, she has handled ISRA/Spill Act site remediation and
permitting, enforcement and compliance with environmental programs, including
CAFRA, wetlands, Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, EPCRA, UST and RCRA.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, Jayne received her law degree from
Emory University School of Law and her bachelor of arts degree, with distinction, from the University
of Michigan. Jayne is a member of the Brownfield advisory group to the City of Trenton, the Technical
Committee of the NJ Chapter of the National Brownfield Association, the American Bar Association,
the Environmental Law Section of the New Jersey Bar Association, the Philadelphia and New Jersey
Chapters of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals (SWEP), and the Environmental
Quality Committee of the NJ Business and Industry  Association (NJBIA). 4/29/06

PA-DEP accepting applications for innovative water, wastewater project grants
The deadline is June 30 for filing of applications for grants of up to $500,000.Preference will
be given to these kinds of projects: Cost-effective treatment of groundwater under the influence
of surface water; Holistic approaches to treatment of drinking water for arsenic; Water reuse
and water conservation technologies; and Nutrient reduction technologies. More information  
 Grant applications 4/29/06  

PA legislative publication addresses strip mine reclamation, other enviro issues
Articles in the April issue of the Environmental Synopsis, published by the PA General Assembly's
Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation Committee, feature a discussion
of using coal combustion wastes to reclaim strip mines, ranking U.S. environmental performance in
the world, defining urban water infrastructure needs, the greening of garbage trucks and getting the
lead out of drinking water. To view the online publication Click here 4/29/06

Westinghouse unit wins nuclear refuel contract Westinghouse Electric Co. subsidiary
PaR Nuclear Inc. won a contract to provide refueling equipment for planned nuclear power plants
in China. Financial terms were not disclosed in a news release from Monroeville, PA.-based
Westinghouse. Pittsburgh Business Times 4/28/06

Car manufacturers kill mercury-switch removal proposal in Florida Automakers
managed to kill a proposal Tuesday that would have required them to pay a $5 bounty to
recover mercury light switches in older model cars that are sent to junkyards. Amendment
replaces bounty system with a voluntary program that would "invite" vehicle recyclers to
participate in a removal program Herald Tribune 4/28/06

Port of Albany reports boost in cargo traffic All 350,000 square feet of shed and
warehouse space, and the ports open storage facilities are filled with sugar, cocoa,
wood pulp, Swedish steel, and wind turbine parts. "We have seen a tremendous amount
 of cargo coming into the port," said Albany Port District Commission head Robert Cross.
"It's sort of a miniature major port all of a sudden down there," he added. During the past
week four ships have docked at the port unloading a variety of cargos, Cross said.
Six-thousand tons of sugar from Mexico is being kept in storage shed four prior to being
trucked to Pennsylvania for distribution. Warehouses A and B are filled with cocoa and
Swedish Steel, while storage sheds three and five are stuffed with wood pulp. Ships have
come into the port to pick up grain and wood pulp and drop off sugar, cocoa (which is stored
long term at the port) and parts of wind turbines, Cross said. The wind turbine parts are
being trucked to Canada and upstate New York for installation in wind energy projects.
The Business Review (Albany)  4/28/06

Coal prices boost CONSOL CONSOL Energy Inc. said profit rose in its first quarter
as the price of coal remained higher than normal. The Upper St. Clair-based coal producer
(NYSE:CNX) said net income was $124.4 million, or $1.33 per share, compared with
$75.2M, or 82 cents per share, a year earlier. Pittsburgh Business Times 4/28/06

ISRI approves new electronics recycling guidelines The Institute of Scrap Recycling
Industries has approved new guidelines for electronics recycling operating practices after the
association's Electronics Recycling Council worked for several months with the U.S. EPA
and other industry stakeholders to develop best practices for the electronics segment of the
scrap recycling industry. News release 4/26/06

American Forest & Paper Association to reorganize The trade association that
includes members who recycle and use recovered paper, is reorganizing upon the retirement
of current President CEO W. Henson Moore plans to leave the post on Aug. 1. The first
phase of AF&PA’s reorganization to place all policy development and advocacy into one
department instead of the current five, to be effective in May. The new Policy and Government
Affairs Department will be led by Donna Harman as Senior Vice President. Harman is currently
Vice President of Congressional Affairs at AF&PA. 4/26/06

CNX Gas Corp. rises in first public quarter The spinout of CONSOL Energy Inc.,
marked its first quarter since going public with net income of $45.9M, or 30 cents per
diluted share -- up from $26.5M, or 21 cents a share, in the same quarter last year. The
earnings per share topped analysts' projections of 28 cents. Quarterly total revenue and
other income rose to $148.2M, from $106.1M in the year-ago quarter. The company
is the nation's largest gas producer that exclusively drills in Appalachia -- a region that
follows the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi
and includes parts of 13 states Pittsburgh Business Times   4/26/06

Foster-Wheeler declares debt-reduction program completed The Company says
its total remaining debt, after several transactions, will be at its lowest level in over twenty
years and will almost entirely be comprised of limited recourse project debt and capitalized
lease obligations. News release 4/25/06

Rohm and Haas makes 30 % bigger profit Rohm and Haas Co. said Monday that its
first-quarter earnings were 30 percent higher than earnings in first-quarter 2005. The specialty-
chemicals company (NYSE: ROH) said it more than compensated for higher raw-materials
costs with strong sales and by raising its own prices. The Philadelphia company reported
earnings of $207M, or 93 cents per diluted share, on revenue of $2.08B. That compared
 to $159M in earnings, or 70 cents per share, on $2.02B  revenue in the year-earlier period.
 Philadelphia Business Journal 4/24/06

PDG Environmental wins $8.6M in contracts PDG Environmental Inc. said it won
a number of contracts worth a total of $8.6M, including one for $1.8M for the restoration
of a federal government building in New Orleans that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The other projects were not identified in a news release from Pittsburgh-based PDG
(OTCBB:PDGE). The cleanup contractor said the deals ranged in value from $200,000
to the $1.8M project in New Orleans, and included industrial sites, apartment complexes
and school buildings. Pittsburgh Business Times 4/24/06

Sunoco Logistics boosts earnings and distributions Sunoco Logistics Partners LP
posted a first-quarter earnings increase of 20.4 percent and boosted its distribution per limited-
partner unit. The Philadelphia pipeline and terminal operator said Thursday after the markets
closed that it earned $18.4M, or 66 cents per fully diluted unit, in the first quarter, up from
$15.3M, or 59 cents per fully diluted unit, in the same quarter a year ago. Sunoco Logistics
(NYSE: SXL) attributed the increase to acquisitions, higher margins in its western pipeline
system, and an increase in shipments in its eastern pipeline system.
Philadelphia Business Journal 4/21/06

Toll gives $10M to Penn Law School Luxury-builder Robert Toll, along with his wife Jane
have made one of the largest gifts in University of Pennsylvania Law School history: $10M in
support of aspiring students and young alumni who wish to pursue careers in public interest law.
Toll, who is chairman and CEO of Toll Brothers Inc. (NYSE: TOL) of Horsham, Pa., is a 1966
graduate of the school. The Tolls have devoted $5M million to establish the Toll Public Interest
Scholars Program and $5M to help graduates pay off their law school debt. The scholars program,
which begins next fall, will help fund full scholarships in the first year and two-thirds scholarships
in the second and third years of law school. In addition, the Tolls' gift will help underwrite an
expansion in the public interest loan repayment assistance program, which provides loan forgiveness
for up to 10 years after graduation. This academic year, Penn Law raised the amount of financial
aid available through the program to a maximum of $12,000 per year. With Toll's gift, a significant
number of alumni will receive an average of $7,800 to $12,000 in annual assistance.
Philadelphia Business Journal 4/20/06

Assistant Commissioner at NJ-DEP leaving Joe Seebode is returning to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers at the end of the month after two years as Assistant Commissioner
for Site Remediation and Waste Management. 4/19/06

BASF won't give up on Engelhard takeover German chemical giant BASF AG said
Monday that it is again extending its $4.9B takeover offer for U.S. specialty-chemicals company
Engelhard Corp. and has yet to decide whether it will revise its bid. Iselin, NJ-based Engelhard
has been resisting the hostile $37-per-share offer from BASF, which the Ludwigshafen-based
company made in January Associated Press 4/18/06

PSEG declares 57-cent quarterly dividend The board of directors of PSEG has declared
a quarterly dividend of 57 cents per share of common stock for the second quarter of 2006. In a
related matter, the board of directors of PSE&G declared a regular quarterly dividend on all series
 of PSE&G preferred stock. PSE&G is a subsidiary of PSEG. News release 4/18/06

Anchor Glass shedding Chapter 11 The U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida
Tampa Division has confirmed Anchor Glass Container Corp.'s proposed reorganization plan.
Anchor expects to emerge from Chapter 11 in early May. Pittsburgh Business Times 4/18/06

CONSOL moving its Pennsylvania headquarters CONSOL Energy Inc. is moving to
Southpointe II in Washington County, thanks in part to $1.6M in incentives from Pennsylvania.
Last June, the coal and gas producer (NYSE:CNX) sold its existing headquarters facility in Upper
St. Clair, to Corvus International, a Detroit-based real estate investment firm. CONSOL continues
to lease the office space from Corvus. The move announced Tuesday involves a 300,000-square-
foot, four-story office building on 35 acres. The building will be designed in the shape of the
company logo -- a square and letter "C" with three lines through it. A second, traditionally shaped,
50,000-square-foot office building will be constructed, to be used by several of CONSOL Energy's
subsidiaries. PA's Department of Community and Economic Development and the Governor's
Action Team offered an investment package to the company that includes a $500,000 opportunity
grant, $214,200 in job training assistance funds and $952,000 in job creation tax credits.
 Pittsburgh Business Times 4/18/06

AES expands alternative energy business AES Corp. yesterday said it would invest
approximately $1B over the next three years to expand the company's alternative energy
business and develop projects to reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions. About half
that amount would go to enlarging the Arlington, VA-based company's existing wind-power
business. AES, a global power company, purchased the wind-generation company called
SeaWest last year, and it operates facilities with 600 megawatts of capacity. AES said it
expects to add 500 megawatts of capacity over the next two years and plans to triple its
 investment in wind generation over the next three years. Washington Post 4/18/06

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory report released The EPA says its latest report on greenhouse
gas emissions, prepared for the United Nations Framework on Climate Change, shows that the
United States is making progress in reducing the emissions of some critical gases as it works
toward cutting our greenhouse gas intensity by 18 percent by 2012.  After gathering comments
from a broad range of stakeholders around the country, the agency has published the "Inventory
of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks:  1990-2004."  The report analyzes the sources
of greenhouse gas emissions. Get copy of report here 4/17/06

Sunoco spinoff to buy interest in terminal Sunoco Logistics Partners LP said Monday
it has signed a definitive agreement to buy a 50-percent interest in a Syracuse, N.Y.,
refined-products terminal with a 550,000-barrel storage capacity. Sunoco Logistics made the
deal with Mobil Pipe Line Co., an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM)
Philadelphia Business Journal 4/17/06

Plugging away: Fuel-cell company to receive $217M Two Russian companies plan to
invest $217M in New York fuel-cell developer Plug Power Inc. Investment firm Interros and
Norilsk Nickel, one of the world's largest producers of nickel and palladium, said April 11 they
plan to make the cash investment, which would give them a 35 percent interest in Plug
[Nasdaq: PLUG], if the transaction is approved by government regulators and Plug shareholders.
The Business Review (Albany) 4/17/06

Easier access to health and environmental effects of industrial chemicals The EPA
has announced the availability of a new database designed to provide the public with available
information on the potential hazards associated with the most widely used industrial chemicals.
The High Production Volume Information System (HPVIS) will provide comprehensive and easy
access to basic health and environmental effects on the 2200 High Production Volume (HPV)
chemicals that are sponsored under the HPV Challenge Program. EPA says the program challenges
U.S. companies to voluntarily make publicly available basic health and safety data for chemicals
manufactured or imported in volumes of one million pounds or more per year.  HPVIS offers several
options for accessing the data including, standard reports, customized requests, and the ability to
review data for either individual chemicals or categories of chemicals. More information is available
on the HPVIS at: http://www.epa.gov/hpvis 4/13/06

Phase-out of additive adding to gas prices, AAA Mid-Atlantic says Philadelphia-area
gas prices continue to climb, pushed up by international tensions and the continued increase in
crude-oil prices, according to the AAA Mid-Atlantic automotive-services organization. Prices are
also being driven up by U.S. refineries, which appear to be having a difficult time managing a
switch from fuel blended with MTBE to gasoline combined with ethanol, as evidenced by several
weeks of declines in U.S. gasoline inventories, AAA Mid-Atlantic said. Blending with MTBE --
methyl tertiary-butyl ether -- and ethanol reduces air pollution. The industry is moving away from
MTBE because it has polluted groundwater. Philadelphia Business Journal 4/13/06 

Profits rise for GE in 1st quarter, but revenue at GE Energy falls
General Electric Co. reported first-quarter earnings from continuing operations of $4.04B,
up 14 percent from $3.56B for the same period last year. Net earnings increased 9 percent
for the first quarter to $4.3B, 39 cents a diluted share, up from $3.97B, 33 cents a diluted
share a year ago The Business Review (Albany) 4/13/06

Steelworkers sue Alcoa over benefit change The United Steelworkers of America
filed a lawsuit against Alcoa Inc. Wednesday, alleging the aluminum giant unilaterally
changed medical benefits of some retirees. The proposed class-action suit was filed in
federal court in Knoxville, Tenn., on behalf of Alcoa and former Reynolds Food Packaging
master contract location retirees. Pittsburgh Business Times 4/12/06

Highest quarterly profit for Alcoa The Pittsburgh-based aluminum giant had its
highest quarterly profit in company history, pulling in $615M from continuing operations,
it said after the bell Monday. Earnings from continuing operations equaled about 70
cents per diluted share, while revenue for the quarter increased 9 percent to $7.24B
billion from the previous quarter Pittsburgh Business Times 4/11/06 

Rohm and Haas expects fine first-quarter results The Philadelphia-based
specialty chemical manufacturer said Tuesday that preliminary numbers show that
its first-quarter results are expected to outperform the same period last year. The
company indicated earnings on a per-share basis for the quarter will come in between
90 and 93 cents compared with 70 cents for the first quarter last year. It  said the robust
quarter was the result of strong electronic materials sales and earnings, particularly in
advanced-technology products supporting the semiconductor market, and improved
earnings in some of its largest chemical businesses. The company will release its
first-quarter results April 24 Philadelphia Business Journal 4/11/06

Tourists to be cruising into Cape May In a kind of back-to-the-future scenario,
tourists will arrive in this Victorian-era resort by ship next month for the first time in a
century. State legislators and Delaware River and Bay Authority officials made the
announcement yesterday standing next to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry docks in
neighboring Lower Township, NJ where, twice a year, guests on the 102-passenger
Nantucket Clipper will disembark before being transported by trolley to tour the resort.
Officials said that, while they could not provide specific dollar projections, the plan
would expand tourism revenue by opening up Cape May and the Jersey Shore to a
new segment of tourists Inquirer 4/11/06

Aqua-sitions make water firm a winner Aqua America Inc. sparkled with good
customer growth in the first three months of the year. The Bryn Mawr, PA-based utility
announced last week that it purchased four more water systems in Pennsylvania,
Texas and North Carolina to close the first quarter with a total of seven acquisitions
Delaware County Daily Times 4/11/06

Lawyer builds a dream and spreads hope
Tish Columbi, mayor of Haddonfield, NJ, at center,
joins Haddonfield residents Phil Kirchner, a shareholder
at Flaster/Greenberg, and his wife Karen for a ground-
breaking photo before numerous designers, remodelers,
contractors and other local vendors begin a six month
home-remodeling project on Moore Lane, spearheaded
by Brian Wolfson, owner of Wolfson Custom Homes.

When the project is complete, the Kirchners' will postpone
their move-in date and open their home to the South Jersey
community for a month-long showcase featuring tours and
events to raise funds for the Mental Health Association
in Southwestern New Jersey. 4/11/06

Power grid to get more improvements PJM Interconnection said Friday it has approved
another $894M in upgrades to the regional electric-power transmission grid it manages. The
upgrades, which include $230M to connect generation projects capable of producing 2,500
megawatts of power for PJM's grid, are meant to address the expected peak demand for
electricity in areas where generation sources are diminishing. Power companies have announced
plans to retire 2,700 megawatts of generating capacity on PJM's grid, which serves 51 million
people in all or part of 13 states and Washington, D.C. Philadelphia Business Journal 4/10/06

Power grid comes under scrutiny as energy prices rise PJM officials say electricity
deregulation is working just fine. But with a looming 72 percent average increase in power
bills for Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. customers, deregulation is suddenly as unpopular
in Maryland as the New York Yankees Baltimore Business Journal 4/10/06

Dung development: Manure-to-energy technologies are flush with activity, funding
With alternative-energy sources like solar, wind and hydrogen getting the majority of attention,
a handful of New England companies are looking at a potential source of energy that doesn't get
discussed at most cocktail parties -- turning poop into power. Bovine biogas, a natural energy
source made of about 60 percent methane gas, comes from cow manure filtered through an
anaerobic digester. The process of converting biogas into energy has traditionally been viewed
as inefficient, but with the price of fossil fuels rising, and a national push for new energy sources
under way, some companies are looking at how animal waste can be a part of a renewable-
energy future Mass High Tech  4/10/06

No shortage: Ethanol officials say they're not responsible for surging gas prices
Oil refiners say don't blame them for higher gasoline prices this summer. They blame ethanol
producers. Oil refiners are voluntarily removing the additive MTBE from their gasoline. It has
been linked to groundwater pollution. They want to replace MTBE with ethanol, and Kansas
ethanol producers say there's plenty available for the transition. But the U.S. Department of
Energy told a U. S. Senate committee last week that there isn't enough ethanol to replace
the MTBE. That could lead to a smaller supply of gasoline, they say, and higher prices at
the pumps. Kansas producers, state ethanol officials and the president of a national
organization all say the DOE forecast of an ethanol shortage is wrong. They call the
government's claim "disingenuous" and say their industry will be able to meet peaking
demand for the changeover. Wichita Business Journal 4/10/06  

Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Florida. Stevens’ instructors this spring are offering
graduate-level courses in stormwater management and earth-supporting structures.  Two more
courses are scheduled at Langan this fall. Established in 1970, Langan employs more than 550
staff members at its headquarters in Elmwood Park and at branches in New York City, New Haven,
CN.; Doylestown and  Philadelphia, PA; Miami, FL; Trenton, N.J.; and, Las Vegas, NV. The firm
provides services in civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering throughout the US as well
as Europe, the Americas and Asia. Established in 1870, Stevens offers baccalaureate, masters
and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science, management and technology
management, as well as a baccalaureate in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and
technology. Located directly across the Hudson River from Manhattan, the university has
enrollments of approximately 1,780 undergraduates and 2,700 graduate students, and a current
enrollment of 2,250 online-learning students worldwide. 4/5/06

New York State Bar urges caution on eminent domain rule changes State lawmakers
shouldn't rush to revise New York's eminent domain rules, the president of the New York State
Bar Association told the state Senate Judiciary Committee Monday. In testimony submitted to
the committee, Vincent Buzard, a member of the firm of Harris Beach PLLC, said that a special
 commission should study any changes to eminent domain rules before they are enacted.
 The Business Review (Albany) 4/4/2006

Attorney joins Flaster/Greenberg’s Stephen M. Kessler has recently joined Flaster/Greenberg
P.C. as an associate in the Real Estate Practice Group, focusing his practice on representation
of corporate clients, construction matters, general development, the sale and purchase of real estate,
general zoning matters, and the representation of commercial landlords and tenants in negotiating leases.
Prior to joining the firm, Kessler was an associate at Saul Ewing L.L.P. in Philadelphia where he
drafted and negotiated real estate and construction agreements for large-scale corporate and non-profit
clients. He was also the primary contact for a multi-million dollar Real Estate Investment Trust and
was part of a team that handled the acquisition of a $250 million dollar real estate portfolio by a major
developer. Admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Kessler is a graduate of Rutgers
University School of Law - Camden (J.D., 2003), and Muhlenberg College, A resident of Haddonfield,
NJ, he is a member of the New Jersey State and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. 4/4/2006

Opinions aired on proposed wind farms in western New York State Winds of
change are blowing on the Western NY horizon, but not everyone thinks harnessing them
is a good idea. The topic of wind-energy development is one that's being talked about more
and more as commercial developers consider building windmill farms on area sites.
Business First (Buffalo) 4/4/06

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