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In Pennsylvania
Cabot report finds chemicals but no
health threats in whistleblower investigation
A gas drilling company’s
investigation of spills and leaks alleged by a former employee at its
Susquehanna County well sites found nothing in the streams, ponds and soil it
sampled at levels that would pose a risk to human health except metals it said
occur naturally in the region Scranton Times-Tribune
Waste-to-energy proposal reviewed Two years ago, it seemed likely
that New Jersey-based Delta Thermo Energy would soon be using a new process to
turn Allentown’s trash and sewage into energy in a plant on the Little Lehigh
Creek. Since then, the city has announced a partnership with the company, there
have been public forums and even a public bid for a contract. On Wednesday
night, City Council members got their first chance to ask questions about a
proposed 100-plus-page binding agreement with Delta Thermo Morning Call
that New Jersey-based Delta Thermo Energy would soon be using a new process to
turn Allentown’s trash and sewage into energy in a plant on the Little Lehigh
Creek. Since then, the city has announced a partnership with the company, there
have been public forums and even a public bid for a contract. On Wednesday
night, City Council members got their first chance to ask questions about a
proposed 100-plus-page binding agreement with Delta Thermo Morning Call
In New Jersey
NJ
plans to work around federal block of power plants Presiding over
his last meeting as president of the Board of Public Utilities, Lee Solomon
promised the state would press forward with efforts to build new generating
capacity in New Jersey in a variety of ways if a controversial pilot program to
spur construction of new plants fails to be realized NJ Spotlight
Report
on Hurricane Irene faults JCP&L The state’s preliminary report on power outages caused by the first
hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey since 1903 primarily focuses on the
electric utility virtually everyone wants to blame NJ Spotlight
