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NJ Politics
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Former MUA director gets 51-month jail term Former Western Monmouth Utilities Authority executive director Frank G. Abate is sentenced to 51 months in federal prison today for taking thousands of dollars in free architectural services paid
for by developers with applications pending before the WMUA AP Press
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Ocean Grove sues state over civil unions The Camp Meeting Association has filed a federal lawsuit attempting to prevent the state from forcing the association to allow civil union ceremonies in its boardwalk pavilion AP Press
NJ Environment
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Highlands Act is fair, court rules The state's controversial law restricting development across a large swath of North Jersey doesn't trample property owners' constitutional rights, an appellate court ruled on Friday Express-Times Bergen Record
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Jersey oystermen 'in the fight' The oyster fishery on the Delaware Bay has been decimated by not one, but two waves of parasites. Still, a few dozen oystermen ply the bay -- and New Jersey is striving to ensure that the fishery at least holds its own though a clam-shell dumping process called ‘recruitment.’ Learn more Courier-Post
PA Environment
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Sections of I-99 may open this year Long-delayed Interstate 99 would open
in part to public traffic between Blair County and two points deep inside Centre
County by year's end , but the not-yet-finalized PennDOT plan hinges on cleanup
of acid rock Centre Daily
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TCE hearing meant to clear the air Residents don't want Superior Tube to
reduce the amount of the chemical used, they want it entirely removed PottsMerc.com
PA Politics
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New speaker O'Brien settles into role in divided House Rep. Dennis M. O'Brien is no obscure backbencher, but who could have been prepared for the history making deal in January that elevated the Philadelphia Republican, out of the blue, to speaker of the Democrat-controlled chamber? Observer-Reporter
New York/Nation/World
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East River fights bid to harness its currents for energy River’s powerful tides have been wreaking havoc on underwater turbines designed to turn its currents into electricity NY Times
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When it rains, sewage often pours into NY harbor Besides flooding subways, last week’s wild downpour provided a disconcerting glimpse into one of the city’s
dirtiest environmental secrets NYT
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