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                                                    Friday, June 15, 2007
            
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NJ Politics 

• Lawmakers say diversity is Gill's key concern A state senator blocking the confirmation of Attorney General Stuart Rabner as chief justice of the state supreme court refuses to explain why
  she opposes his nomination, but other lawmakers said one of her concerns was diversity on the
  court Star-Ledger
   

• Trying to save, state drove up pension costs In 2002, then Governor Jim McGreevey offered
  state workers generous early retirement packages, claiming the state would save millions by
  cutting its payroll. That’s not how it’s turned out NY Times  

NJ Environment

• Highlands protection measure advances Legislation that would have a major impact on the
  future of open space preservation and housing development in NJ wins approval of  Assembly environmental committee. Enviros hail TDR plan which developers assail as unworkable and likely
  to add as much as $60,000 to the cost of a new house Star-Ledger     
   

• EPA details Passaic cleanup options The agency unveils six options for cleaning up the contaminated muck along an eight-mile stretch of the lower Passaic River, ranging from a full-
  scale dredging to capping it with clean sand and rocks. The feds plan  to get the estimated
  cleanup costs —from $900M to $2.3B—from 73 companies already identified as polluters
   Star-Ledger  Bergen Record                                    

PA Environment

• Energy policy in play State lawmakers are deep into hearings on Gov. Ed Rendell’s ambitious
  plan to make the Keystone State more energy independent and less reliant on foreign oil.
  They are engaged in lofty discussions about developing alternative sources of energy,
  including wind power and ethanol Scranton Times Tribune
   

• New red shrimp found in Lake Erie could threaten food chain A small, half-inch
  creature, the red mysid is near the bottom of the food chain. Big fish eat them and they compete
  with small fish for plankton Scranton Times Tribune

PA Politics 

• Budget impasse could mean 26,000 furloughs, Rendell officials warn With two weeks
  to go before the fiscal year ends and no state budget agreement in sight, preparations are being
  made to inform state employees of a possible state government shutdown Patriot News
   

• Casinos at fore in smoking-ban debate The first major test for a broad smoking ban in
  Pennsylvania could come next week, when senators will have to decide whether the state's casinos
  and bars should go smoke-free Inquirer

New York/Nation/World

• Shark-hunt protesters’ new strategy: Get a bigger group When about 250 fishing
  boats sail out of Montauk Harbor today in the hope of reeling in an enormous shark, and a
  share of $700K in prize money, they’ll be leaving trouble in their wake  NYT  
• An energy bill in a wind-powered town Wash. Post Video
• Pollution, ships threaten coral reefs NY Times
• Two rental-car firms plan to boost hybrid fleets AP

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