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A sampling of top news stories... Monday April 3, 2006

NJ Politics

UMDNJ ranked job applicants on political ties Job applicants at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey routinely were graded on political pull -- rather
than their professional qualifications -- according to a federal monitor's report to be
released today Star-Ledger
In NJ, clout is king, and lobbyists know it Special-interest groups set sights on
lawmakers for piece of budget pie Gannett > Casinos shower two legislators with donations Story 2

NJ Environment

Cleaning up the cleanup process Under environmental cleanup rules designed to
speed the reuse of industrial sites, state regulators took a company's word that its
former factory site was clean when it wasn’t. In a state with at least 14,000 contaminated
sites, critics say that case may be just the tip of a toxic iceberg. Now, lawmakers and
environmental officials calling for sweeping reforms Bergen Record
Ripples of Arthur Kill spill reach Trenton Nearly eight weeks after more than
30,000 gallons of crude oil spilled into the Arthur Kill from the Chevron asphalt plant in
Perth Amboy, cleanup operations are continuing while the state contemplates what
penalty to assess the oil giant Star-Ledger

PA Politics

Another effort to tackle the tax tangle Seeking reelection and redemption,
PA legislators are considering yet another property-tax relief plan Inquirer

PA Environment

Exelon unveils plans to store spent fuel rods With storage space for spent
fuel at Exelon’s Limerick Generating Station running low, and the government’s
answer for a national storage facility more than a decade away, the plant is moving
forward with a solution of its own The Mercury
Officials: Site is safe for radioactive ash State officials are trying to ease the
fears surrounding plans to dump 12,000 cubic meters of uranium-contaminated ash
in an Elk County landfill used for regular household waste Tribune-Review

New York/Nation/World

Power coalition wonders if it was deceived into low offer Several Niagara
Power Coalition members are wondering whether their former director manipulated
them into accepting a low-ball offer from the New York Power Authority Buffalo News
EPA may weaken rule on water quality Plan would affect towns that find
complying costly Washington Post

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Exelon unveils plans to store spent fuel rods With storage space for spent fuel at Exelon’s Limerick Generating Station running low, and the government’s answer for a national storage facility more than a decade away, the plant is moving forward with a solution of its own The Mercury