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Air Quality Alert Issued Across Philly Area Air Quality Alert Issued Across Philly Area
Air Quality Alert Issued Across Philly Area An air quality alert has been issued for several areas across New Jersey and Pennsylvania  through late Friday, June 14. The most serious alert, an Air Quality Action Day, has been issued from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. across Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, and Union counties. An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code orange air quality alert Friday for North Central and Southwestern, NJ, along with Middlesex, Mercer, Camden, and G…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ's Last Coal Plant Imploded In Another Step Toward Cleaner Energy NJ's Last Coal Plant Imploded In Another Step Toward Cleaner Energy
NJ's Last Coal Plant Imploded In Another Step Toward Cleaner Energy New Jersey’s last coal-burning plant and towering smokestack, which ended operations in June, was imploded on Friday morning along the Delaware River.  Environmentalists welcomed the news, saying the 28-year-old electric generating plant had long been a leading source of pollution in South Jersey. Its demolition is also seen as a move toward clean energy. The plant's owners announced they would install batteries at the site to help transmit energy from offshore wind power. The site will be redeveloped by the Starwood Group. The Logan power plant was built as a 225-megawatt unit i…

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by Jon Craig