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                                        Friday, December 1-30, 2006
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 NJ Politics 

• New whistle-blower sues UMDNJ The state's medical university is hit with yet another
  whistle-blower lawsuit, charging that top administrators conspired to obstruct a criminal
  investigation into the scandal-battered institution Star-Ledger  

• Ethics complaint is filed against Turnpike official The State Ethics Commission issues
  a complaint against NJ Turnpike Authority Chairman Joseph Simunovich following an investigation
  into his relationship with one of the authority's biggest contractors; charges not yet made public
  Star-Ledger  

NJ Environment       

• NJ grand jury probes day care A state grand jury is investigating whether any criminal laws
  were broken when a children's day-care center opened in a mercury-tainted building that once
  operated as a thermometer factory Inquirer  
  > Owner blocks DEP from Kiddie Kollege The owner of the site of the day care center shut by mercury contamination is denying NJ environmental personnel access to the building  Glouco Times
   

• More limits on building in Highlands Aiming to slam the door on further sprawl in northwestern
  NJ, the state Highlands Council unveils a master plan that aims to curtail development in two-thirds
  of the 860,000-acre region Star-Ledger  Bergen Record  Express-Times  Daily Record 1  Daily Record 2  

PA Politics

• Some lawmakers hear ka-ching of table games After just two weeks of casino gambling in Pennsylvania, some state lawmakers say it's time to consider upping the ante by legalizing full
  table games Tribune Review

PA Environment    

• UGI again slashes gas prices UGI’s announcement Thursday that it would cut natural gas prices
  by 7 percent gives the utility a perfect rate-reduction record for 2006 Intelligencer Journal  Patriot News  
   

• Lansdale fish kill cleanup continues DEP says cement slurry runoff from local manufacturing plant cause the death of some 1,000 fish Reporter Online

New York/Nation/World  
 

• Rechargeable battery disposal ban takes effect NY Times
• Ethanol demand boosting corn prices Agricultural experts say surge in prices could lead f
  farmers next spring to plant their largest corn crop in 60 years Associated Press

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