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                                                    Tuesday, June 12, 2007
            
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NJ Politics 

• Statehouse shocker: Budget deal reached Democratic leaders have reached a tentative
  budget accord but are still thrashing out the final details, State Treasurer Bradley Abelow said
  this afternoon Star-Ledger   

• Assembly clears ban on holding dual offices After a year of political wrangling and false
  starts, legislation to make it illegal for public officials to land more than one elected post after
  next February easily clears the Assembly Star-Ledger

NJ Environment

• More power to PSE&G Public Service Electric & Gas has long been considered one of
  the greener companies in the utility industry, with a better-than-average record of embracing
  efforts to curb smog-forming pollution from its power plants as well as pushing solar and
  other alternatives Star-Ledger
   
• DEP, EPA at odds over sinkholes The state and federal government are at odds over
  whether automaker Ford must help the borough test for mine sinkholes as it cleans up its
  toxic dump in Upper Ringwood Bergen Record
   

PA Environment

• Group offers plan for greenhouse gases An environmental advocacy group offers
  40 recommendations it says would help PA--the third-largest producer of greenhouse
  gases in the United States--deter man-made climate change Patriot News
   

• Landfill, residents settle suits Nearly four dozen Taylor residents who claimed their
  lives were adversely affected by odors, dust and other problems tied to Alliance
  Sanitary Landfill have settled a pair of lawsuits against the Waste Management
  Inc. facility Scranton Times-Tribune

PA Politics 

• DeWeese kills bonuses to House  staffers The $1.9M in bonuses given to House
  Democratic staffers last year had no relation, Mr. DeWeese has repeatedly insisted,
  to 2006 campaign work to elect Democratic legislators and enable the party to take
  control of the House Post-Gazette

New York/Nation/World

• Hurdles in Albany delay traffic tax proposal NY Sun
• Expansion of bottle deposit uncertain this year LoHud.com
• Solar panels, tidal turbines in Bloomberg plans NY Times
• Fighting a nasty, green invader in the Adirondacks  NYT  

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