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GARDEN STATE ENVIRONEWS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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{*} BABIES GET DOSE OF TOXINS FROM MOM'S MILK
{*} LAUTENBERG MEASURE TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES
{*} WATER OK'D AT OCEAN COUNTY BEACHES
{*} YEAR-OLD JET SKI BAN NEAR SANDY HOOK MAY BE LIFTED
{*} DEP & CORPS OF ENGINEERS ANNOUNCE DREDGING PROJECT
{*} CRABS ARE MISSING ON THE BEACHES
{*} FEDERAL FISH MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE OVERHAULED
{*} DEMARCO - LAWSUIT WON'T STOP LAND SALE
{*} BURLCO GETS GRANT TO BUILD ENERGY PLANT
{*} GREENSPAN WARNS OF "SERIOUS" NATGAS PROBLEMS
{*} DESPITE VIOLATIONS, W. WINDSOR COMPOSTER GETS NEW CONTRACT
{*} 'ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION' HONORED IN ROXBURY TOWNSHIP
{*} MID-MAY NJHEPS NEWSLETTER
{*} CONSERVATION EASEMENT WORKSHOP - MAY 28
{*} BARNEGAT BAY FESTIVAL - JUN 7
{*} REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND APPROVALS - JUN 10
{*} TREE CARE DURING CONSTRUCTION WORKSHOP - JUN 11
{*} DELAWARE RIVER SOJOURN - JUN 14-21

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The Garden State EnviroNet (GSE) gratefully acknowledges volunteers
Gerald Cullins, Bambi Dingman, Jeff Hook and Paul Neuman for their
contributions to today's issue. If interested in helping out, please
send an email message to mai...@gsenet.org.

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BABIES GET DOSE OF TOXINS FROM MOM'S MILK

Date: 22 May 2003
From: "Peter Montague" {Pe...@rachel.org}

TESTS SHOW BABIES GET DOSES OF TOXINS IN MOMS' BREAST MILK

By Kay Lazar, Boston Herald, May 20, 2003

Chemicals from pesticides and other common products are showing up in
the breast milk of Massachusetts moms and are an ominous measure of
the large number of toxins in everyday life that developing babies are
being exposed to, health advocates and environmentalists warned
yesterday.

"The chemical contaminants in breast milk do not eliminate the
advantages of breast feeding. But breast milk monitoring is a way to
measure what a baby was exposed to in the womb," said Dr. Ted
Schettler, of Boston Medical Center and Greater Boston Physicians for
Social Responsibility.

The Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow, a coalition of environmental
groups, yesterday released the results of its first batch of breast
milk testing.

It is part of a larger study that links chemical exposure to a wide
array of health problems and cancers in children.

Among the women tested was Amanda Elkin, a 32-year-old Natick mom
with a 10-month old daughter, Adelaide.

Some of the chemicals that showed up in Elkin's breast milk included
dioxins, a by-product from trash incinerators; and brominated flame
retardants, also known as PentaBDE, commonly found in fabrics,
furniture and hard plastics.

"It's depressing to know that kind of stuff is hanging out in my
body," Elkin said. "As a parent, what you want more than anything else
is to protect your child."

A report released earlier this month from the University of Lowell
said exposure during pregnancy and in early childhood to chemicals
found in household pesticides and products is linked to a significant
percentage of all cancer in kids.

"Dioxin (found in Elkin's breast milk) is considered a known human
carcinogen," said Richard Clapp, professor of environmental health at
Boston Univerity's School of Public Health.

"None of (the chemicals found in Elkin) would you want in your
breakfast cereal," Clapp said.

The problem, experts said, is that scientists still don't know what a
safe level of chemical exposure is because so few studies have been
done.

In January, the federal Centers for Disease Control released a study
that measured the bodily fluids of 10,000 U.S. residents to track
exposure to more than 100 chemicals.

The study found many chemicals had made their way into people's
bodies, but it said much more work needed to be done to figure out the
long-term health consequences.

Environmentalists yesterday said the breast milk findings are a prime
reason to pass a pending bill in Massachusetts aimed at reducing the
use of 10 commonly used chemicals and replacing them with safer
alternatives.

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LAUTENBERG MEASURE TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES

Date: 030522
From: http://www.thehcnews.com/

Hunterdon County News, 05/22/03

During consideration of the Defense Department Authorization bill
today, an environmental amendment sponsored by Senator Frank R.
Lautenberg (D-NJ) passed the Senate. "The bill before us would
effectively exempt the Department of Defense from respecting "critical
habitats" for endangered species on its lands. This action would
severely weaken our nation's efforts to protect endangered species and
is simply not necessary for us to maintain our military readiness,"
said Lautenberg from the floor of the Senate.

Lautenberg's amendment will require the Department of Defense to
develop high quality natural resource management plans. This amendment
will ensure that these plans will be adequately funded and achieve
their intended purpose to conserve endangered species. "This issue is
really about balancing national security with our environmental
security - and the Pentagon has shown in the past that we can do it,"
Lautenberg said.

Lautenberg's amendment, co-sponsored by Senators Jim Jeffords (I-VT),
Joe Lieberman (D-CT) and Daniel Akaka (D-HI) passed the Senate 51 to
48 during consideration of S. 1050, The DoD Authorization bill.

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WATER OK'D AT OCEAN COUNTY BEACHES

Date: 030522
From: http://www.app.com/observer/

By Don Bennett, Staff Writer, Ocean County Observer, 05/22/03

Toms River - While declaring 101 Ocean County beaches fit for
swimming over the Memorial Day weekend, health officials urged
yesterday that more be done to protect water quality in Barnegat Bay.

The county's Board of Health called on the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to ban the discharge of treated and untreated boat
sewage in the bay.

In a resolution that will go to the EPA, the board said it supported
that agency's proposal to declare the bay a no-discharge zone for boat
sewage.

The board called it "just one step in the continuing process to
protect and enhance the bay" through the implementation of a bay
management plan created by the Barnegat Bay Estuary Program.

The EPA opened a comment period on the no-discharge designation
April 1.

The board said 28,000 boats are based at marinas or shorefront homes
around the bay.

Using federal Clean Vessel Act funds, 60 land-based pumpout stations
for boat waste have been installed and three boats now offer that
service on the bay.

The board said banning boat sewage from the bay will provide
"additional protection for recreational (bathing) uses."

Robert Ingenito, the board's chief sanitary inspector, said tests of
water at 101 ocean, bay, river, and lake beaches showed them all clean
for swimming.

"There's no reason they can't open up for Memorial Day," he said.

The water is sampled for bacteria from the intestines of warm-blooded
animals. If too many bacteria are found, the beaches are shut until
the bacteria count drops.

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YEAR-OLD JET SKI BAN NEAR SANDY HOOK MAY BE LIFTED

Date: 030522
From: http://www.app.com/

By Andrea Alexander, Keyport Bureau, Asbury Park Press, 5/22/03

The National Park Service is considering lifting a 1-year-old ban on
personal watercrafts, such as Jet Skis and Waverunners, near Sandy
Hook and other Gateway National Recreation areas.

Because revising the rules requires two periods of public comment, it
will take about six months, and the ban could not be lifted before
next season.

The service imposed the ban last year, according to the draft
assessment, because of a suit settlement. The service had to make
decisions about watercraft bans by April 2002 as part of an agreement
with a group opposing the bans. The service has removed many of the
bans but imposed some to have rules in place while the review is
pending.

The regulations under consideration pertain to most of Jamaica Bay
(Brooklyn and Queens), the waters off Crooks Point and Miller Field on
Staten Island, and the ocean and bayside waters at Sandy Hook.
Launching personal watercraft from the Great Kills Park Boat Ramp is
also prohibited.

Local retailers and personal watercraft users said yesterday it is
possible to protect the environment and allow them to enjoy their
favorite pastime.

"We don't think we harm the environment," Joseph Allocca, 47, Sea
Bright. He said he likes to take his friends sightseeing in the
Navesink River on his Yamaha Blaster. He bought the personal
watercraft because its exhaust system is underwater, making it a
quieter vessel.

Sandy Hook "is a nice place to Jet Ski. We would definitely like to
be over there and play and have a good time," Allocca said.

Tom Morford, owner of Atlantic Yacht Sales in Middletown, believes
that environmentalists and personal watercraft users ultimately want
the same thing.

"We want to work right alongside these people to try to be cleaner
and quieter and more environmentally sensitive," he said. "We don't
want to dump oil in the water. We are in the water all the time so we
want the water to be clean."

A copy of the environmental assessment and alternative regulations is
available on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/gate or individuals
can request a copy by calling (718) 354-4606. Reading copies are also
available at all gate visitor centers, visitor contact stations and
local libraries.

Written comments will be accepted through June 16 and should be sent
to General Superintendent, Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 New
York Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305.

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DEP & CORPS OF ENGINEERS ANNOUNCE DREDGING PROJECT

Date: 22 May 2003
From: "depnews depnews" {depnews...@dep.state.nj.us}

DEP & U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ANNOUNCE "BROAD THOROFARE"
DREDGING PROJECT: SECTION OF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY TO OPEN
FOR FIRST TIME IN DECADE

May 22, 2003

Egg Harbor Township - The New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced
that the Broad Thorofare section of the Intracoastal Waterway - closed
for more than a decade due to shoaling, will be dredged to provide
access and safe passage for commercial and recreational vessels.

"The Broad Thorofare project - long overdue - will reopen this
important artery for thousands of New Jersey boaters and highlight the
importance of clean, open waterways for the many residents and
transient boaters who contribute to our shore economies," said DEP
Commissioner Bradley Campbell. "I am especially grateful to
Congressman LoBiondo for fighting for federal funding to match the
state share for this and other projects."

"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is very happy to be a partner in
this project to open this portion of the New Jersey Intracoastal
Waterway Federal navigation project to commercial and recreational
vessels," said the Army Corps Philadelphia District Commander Thomas
C. Chapman. "The boating public will definitely benefit from this
combined federal/state effort."

As part of the Broad Thorofare project, approximately two and one-
quarter miles of sediments (estimated to be between 40,000 to 80,000
cubic yards of sand) will be dredged along the Intracoastal Waterway -
west of Longport and north of Ocean City in Atlantic County. Through
an agreement between the DEP and the state Department of
Transportation, approximately $75,000 from the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund is available for the placement of the
dredged sediments. The actual dredging activities are funded by the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which was appropriated $500,000 for
maintenance dredging in New Jersey. Dredging of the Broad Thorofare
will begin in July.

Recognizing that shore tourism contributes more than half of the $31
billion in tourism expenditures in New Jersey, Nancy J. Byrne,
executive director of the NJ Office of Travel and Tourism, applauded
state and federal efforts to move the dredging project forward. "One
of the many reasons for the great appeal of the New Jersey coast is
the tremendous diversity of our shoreline," said Byrne. "We are
delighted to work with the DEP, the federal government, and
organizations like the Marine Trades Association to increase awareness
and expand boating and marine opportunities for visitors and residents
alike."

For nearly a decade, Broad Thorofare remained closed to recreational
and commercial vessel access by order of the U.S. Coast Guard and was
last dredged in 1982.

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is a navigable interconnected
thread of passages running 1,500 miles between the mainland and
offshore islands, along rivers, through lakes, lagoons, bays and
canals, from the tip of Florida to Maine.

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Contact: Amy Cradic (609) 984-1795

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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CRABS ARE MISSING ON THE BEACHES

Date: 030522
From: http://www.nj.com/sports/gloucester/

Gloucester County Times, May 22, 2003

Starting Saturday, May 24, and lasting through Sunday, June 1, the
portions of the Delaware Bay beaches that were closed last weekend
will once again be off limits to the public, including surf fisherman,
in order to prevent disturbing the shorebirds that feed on the
horseshoe crab eggs to gain weight for their remaining flight to the
upper reaches of Canada.

According to NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife's Peter Himchak of the
Nacote Creek Research Station, last week's count of horseshoe crabs on
the beaches was extremely low throughout the whole beachfront. This is
at a time when they should have been there in high numbers.

In past years the sands would have been covered with crabs depositing
their eggs, and thousands of migrating shorebirds gobbling them up.
This annual event happens on the full moon and new moon in May, but so
far this year the crabs have yet to appear.

"This could be extremely bad for the shorebirds as they have nothing
much to fatten them up and they will be gone very soon," said Himchak.
"The new moon occurs on Saturday, May 31, and if the crabs do not come
by then it will be a real problem."

Normally each female crab deposits about 80,000 eggs, laying about
four-to-five clusters of eggs on successive tides. Each cluster
contains about 4,000 eggs and the female will lay about 20 clusters
each year. The eggs take approximately 14 days to hatch out, at which
time the young crab must make it to the water.

According to the Division, the beaches effected - Reed's Beach,
Cook's Beach, Kimbel's Beach, Norbury's Landing, Pierces Point, Sunray
Beach and Raybin's Beach in Fortescue - are where the restrictions
apply. They state that the closed areas will be marked with printed
signs and rope fencing from the street to the water's edge. In
addition DEP staff members will be present to explain the situation.

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FEDERAL FISH MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE OVERHAULED

Date: 030522
From: http://ens-news.com/

FEDERAL FISH MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE OVERHAULED, CONSERVATIONISTS SAY

AmeriScan, May 21, 2003

Washington, DC - Current federal ocean fish management is in dire
need of reform, finds a new report released today by a coalition of
more than 150 national and regional environmental organizations,
commercial and recreational fishing groups, aquariums, and marine
science groups.

The coalition - the Marine Fish Conservation Network - says that
given the steady decline of ocean resources from Alaska to the
Caribbean "the only solution is to fundamentally reform our ocean
management system."

The report's recommendation for major agency reform is a departure
from the group's past seven years of efforts to strengthen, close
loopholes in, and cajole federal managers to aggressively enforce the
1996 Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) amendments to the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

"While our oceans are facing a truly dire situation, we have reason
for hope," said Gerry Leape, Vice President for Ocean Programs at
National Environmental Trust and Co-Chair of the Network. "However, we
are convinced that such hope will not be realized by tinkering with
current law. An overhaul of our management system - replacing it with
one that truly puts the long-term health of our ocean resources above
the short- term gain of a few - is the only solution."

The new report, called "Horrors of the Deep: Chilling Tales of
Denial, Conflict of Interest and Mismanagement of America's Ocean
Resources," chronicles eight case studies of poor management by
federal regulators.

"The great hope of the SFA was that it would once and for all end the
overexploitation of marine resources," said Lee Crockett, executive
director of the Network. "The SFA was a direct response to the cycle
of overfishing that led to the rapid depletion of one fish stock after
another. The intent of Congress was clear - end overfishing, stop the
indiscriminate killing of non-target wildlife, also called 'bycatch',
and protect ocean habitat."

The report finds that the promise described by Crockett has been
compromised by conflict of interest, lax oversight, mismanagement,
disregard for science, and a regional system of management councils
dominated by the fishing industry.

The Network recommends that the SFA be reformed to put conservation
of ocean ecosystems before extraction and calls for the creation of a
new Department of the Oceans to administer the law.

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DEMARCO - LAWSUIT WON'T STOP LAND SALE

Date: 030522
From: http://www.phillyburbs.com/

By Paul Leakan, Burlington County Times, May/22/2003

Burlington County cranberry baron J. Garfield DeMarco said he will
move forward with plans to sell 9,400 family-owned acres to a
conservation group, despite his brother's attempts to stop him.

DeMarco, 64, said the transaction is in his family's best interests
and is denying any wrongdoing alleged in a lawsuit filed Monday in
Atlantic County by his brother, Mark DeMarco.

In his suit, Mark DeMarco, 72, of Hammonton, claims his brother has
been wasting the assets of the family's cranberry business, A.R.
DeMarco Enterprises Inc. of Hammonton, and was not getting enough
money for the family-owned land.

J. Garfield DeMarco, a former chairman of the Burlington County
Republican Party and current chairman of the Burlington County Bridge
Commission, said he disagrees with that assessment and looks forward
to vindicating himself in court.

"The company believes that the contemplated sale to the foundation is
in the company's best interests and that the recent litigation is an
attempt to chill that transaction to the company's great detriment,"
J. Garfield DeMarco said in a prepared statement Tuesday night.

Siblings Mark DeMarco, J. Garfield DeMarco, also of Hammonton, and
Anna Lynne Papinchak of Edmonds, Wash., own one-third shares of A.R.
DeMarco Enterprises, one of the largest cranberry operations in New
Jersey.

Last November, J. Garfield DeMarco reached a $12 million sales
agreement with the New Jersey Conservation Foundation for the acreage
in Bass River, Tabernacle and Woodland townships. The nonprofit
organization wants to convert the Pinelands tract to a public nature
preserve.

Under the original terms, the foundation had until March 29 to raise
enough money to exercise an option to buy the property.

A.R. DeMarco Enterprises' board of director's formally re-structured
the deal during a special meeting Tuesday, according to J. Garfield
DeMarco. The amended deal gives the conservation foundation until
Sept. 1 to raise $5 million and until 2008 to come up with the full
$12 million.

In his lawsuit, Mark DeMarco accuses his brother of "grossly
mismanaging" the family business. Specifically, he alleged his brother
has been spending lavishly despite the company's "desperate" financial
situation.

Mark DeMarco, a semiretired lawyer, also alleges in the suit that
Garfield DeMarco is attempting to sell the land at about 30 percent of
its true market value.

Neither Mark DeMarco nor his attorney, Edwin T. Ferren III of
Haddonfield, could be reached for comment yesterday. Anna Lynne
Papinchak also could not be reached.

Michele S. Byers, executive director of the New Jersey Conservation
Foundation, is hopeful that the transaction will be upheld.

"We're anticipating that this dispute will be resolved and we'll go
through with the preservation of the property," Byers said yesterday.

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BURLCO GETS GRANT TO BUILD ENERGY PLANT

Date: 22 May 2003
From: "Peter Montague" {Pe...@rachel.org}

BURLINGTON COUNTY GETS $3.9 MILLION FOR METHANE POWER PLANT

By Carol Comegno, Courier-Post Staff, May 22, 2003

Mount Holly - Burlington County has received a $3.9 million grant to
build a plant to convert methane gas to electricity at its trash
disposal complex and sell the excess power.

County officials announced the grant Wednesday at a meeting at which
they agreed to seek $15.2 million in bond financing for landfill
expansion.

Mary Pat Robbie, director of the county Department of Resource
Conservation, said the estimated $7 million plant will produce seven
megawatts of power by converting methane gas - a byproduct of
landfills - into electricity.

"It costs more to build and operate renewable energy plants because
new energy has to be made in a cleaner way," she said.

A $3.9 million grant from the state Board of Public Utilities will
finance more than half of the plant cost and the remainder likely will
be bonded.

She said the county expects to sell most of the power to the PJM
power grid for New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The grid is
charging the county $490,000 a year for the connection, which ensures
electric service will not be interrupted.

Electricity also will go to the county solid waste disposal complex
in Florence and Mansfield and will run the facilities there, including
a greenhouse where vegetables and fish are raised.

In addition to selling most of the electricity to the grid at a
profit, she said the county will be able to save $500,000 by erasing
its current $500,000 annual electric bill from PSE&G. The landfill is
producing more methane gas than anticipated because it's recirculating
water into the landfill to speed decomposition. That increases gas
production.

Currently, most gas is burned off.

The freeholders plan to introduce a $15.2 million bond ordinance next
week to add four more cells for trash dumping at its landfill on 10.4
acres.

Robbie said the bonds will be paid off by the approximately $50 a ton
paid by municipalities and others that dump at the landfill.

Reach Carol Comegno at (609) 267-9486 or
ccom...@courierpostonline.com

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GREENSPAN WARNS OF "SERIOUS" NATGAS PROBLEMS

Date: 030522
From: http://www.planetark.org/

By Andrea Hopkins, Reuters News Service, May 23, 2003

Washington - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said this week
the low level of U.S. natural gas supplies was a "very serious
problem", with delivery difficulties driving up prices and pressuring
U.S. industry.

The assessment from the Fed chief drove benchmark gas prices higher
as traders said Greenspan's comments added to a generally bullish
market psychology due to competition between utilities and storage
operators for limited gas inventories.

"I'm quite surprised at how little attention the natural gas problem
has been getting, because it is a very serious problem," Greenspan
told Congress's Joint Economic Committee.

After first outlining the good news about falling oil prices - which
the Fed hopes will allow consumers and businesses to spend money on
other things - Greenspan said the price of natural gas had increased
sharply as stocks fell.

The demand for natural gas has climbed in the last two decades as
consumers and businesses alike find new uses for the fuel, which is
increasingly used as a clean-burning source of electric power. But the
colder-than-average winter left stocks almost 40 percent below the
five-year average.

Greenspan said that while new technology had doubled the success rate
of so-called wildcat - or exploration - wells, better technology was
also draining reservoirs faster.

"The end result is that we are so good, the new findings of natural
gas reservoirs are drained by half in the first year, and as a
consequence...just to keep up with the drain is a major problem in
itself," Greenspan said.

And, he said, natural gas, unlike oil, is difficult to import because
the only way to bring it into the United States is in cryogenic
liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, which are constrained by
environmental concerns.

"And if on the one hand we have encouraged, as we have, very
significant growth in domestic demand for natural gas - but are very
readily constrained by our ability to increase supply - then something
has got to give, and what is giving, of course, is price," Greenspan
said.

June NYMEX Hub gas closed 2 percent higher at $6.198 per million
British thermal units after Greenspan's warning. Traders said longer-
term bullish fundamentals like sagging gas production and low stocks
were likely to lead to still higher prices when the summer air-
conditioning season kicks in.

Greenspan also suggested Congress would have to deal with
contradictory federal policy on natural gas, with rising prices
already pressing down on industries that rely very heavily on natural
gas.

"I don't think we've yet seen the implications of (price pressures),
but they are going to arise, and it is coming to your subcommittee,"
he told Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, who is chairman of the
Senate Subcommittee on Energy.

"I suspect you'll find a number of people are going to watch very
closely because this is an issue that we have not addressed and we
have, I'd say, contradictory federal policy," Greenspan said.

National Association of Manufacturers chief economist David Huether
said industries most likely to be hit by rising gas prices include
chemicals and plastics, which use natural gas as their main feedstock.

"The more widespread effect is going to be in the increase in
electricity costs for everyone," Huether said.

Other analysts were even more pessimistic, saying a supply crunch
could eclipse concern about high prices.

"If we have some adverse weather in the summer and winter - a little
bit warmer than normal in the summer, and a little bit colder than
normal in the coming winter - it may not even be a question of price.
It may be a question of availability," said Clearview Economics
president Ken Mayland.

"It could lead to industrial disruptions, potentially, in the middle
of the winter."

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DESPITE VIOLATIONS, W. WINDSOR COMPOSTER GETS NEW CONTRACT

Date: 21 May 2003
From: "Peter Montague" {Pe...@rachel.org}

COMPOST CONTRACT RECEIVES EXTENSION

By Darryl R. Isherwood, Times, May 21, 2003

West Windsor - The township council has voted to extend the contract
of the company running its composting center, even though the facility
has been in violation of its operating agreement with the state the
past two years.

The contract extension was approved Monday night with some new
provisions, including one that would allow the township board of
health to terminate the operating agreement at its discretion.

The council's decision did not sit well with site operator Gary
Carnevale.

"This is the township's material that is coming in here," Carnevale
said. "I'm suddenly becoming the bad guy, and that is not fair.

"I'm not going to sign something that says they can shut me down for
a health issue without knowing what they mean by a health issue.
That's not clear," he said.

The Times reported yesterday that the composting facility off
Alexander Road in Berrien City is operating contrary to a licensing
exemption granted two years ago by the state Department of
Environmental Protection.

Under the agreement, the facility is allowed to accept no more than
10,000 cubic yards of compost material in a year. Last year, however,
the site took in more than 21,000 cubic yards, and in 2001 it accepted
16,000 cubic yards.

While council members were aware of the amount of material coming
into the site, they were unaware the DEP was investigating the
operation of the site when they approved the contract renewal.

In adding the new operating provisions, the council said it was being
sensitive to issues raised by the facility's neighbors, who have
complained for years about the smell and raised concerns that it may
be polluting the environment.

"We have had members of the public come and complain that there is a
health hazard," said council President Charles Morgan, who is also a
board of health member.

"From what we know about the history of the facility, there may be
some credibility to the theory. Our responsibility is to protect the
public health."

Besides giving the board of health the authority to terminate the
compost contract, the council added stipulations that Carnevale must
abide by DEP limits on the volume of material he accepts, that he
cannot accept tires and that he will "strictly adhere to all odor
abatement regulations" of the DEP.

The provision on tires also angered Carnevale.

"I've never accepted tires here. Sometimes they come in with people's
brush, but I've never taken them in," he said. "I'm not going to sign
something that says I won't do something I've never done."

Township attorney Mike Herbert told council members that Carnevale
does not accept tires, but the council added the provision anyway.

Based on complaints from neighbors and issues raised by The Times,
the DEP is in the middle of conducting an investigation into the
operation of the site and any possible groundwater problems resulting
from its past use as a landfill.

Carnevale admitted there are problems with the site, but pointed out
the facility exists to deal with the township's leaves and brush at
little cost to the town. The site benefits all of the town's
residents, he said.

Carnevale leases the facility from the township for $400 a month and,
in exchange, is able to sell the compost and mulch for a profit. He
estimates the town saves about $70,000 per year by not having to haul
the leaves to an out-of-town facility.

While Berrien City residents grudgingly agree the facility provides a
service, they are upset at the way it is currently being run.

"I think it's a good thing that they renewed the contract because the
facility provides a service to the residents," said Susan Conlon,
president of the Berrien City Neighborhood Association. "But we want
to be sure that the facility operates within the DEP guidelines,
especially the restrictions about how much material can be collected."

To try to resolve problems at the site, council members asked the
administration to look into moving the facility - no small feat,
according to Mayor Shing-fu Hsueh.

"We are looking into moving the facility to another location, but
that can't be done overnight," he said. "I am committed to solving the
problem, but it takes time to do that."

Hsueh said he will contact the DEP and work with them to resolve the
issues surrounding the site. He also will begin exploring possible new
locations for the facility.

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Rachel's Environment & Health News
Environmental Research Foundation
POB 160
New Brunswick NJ 08903-0160
Tel: 732-828-9995
Fax: 732-791-4603
Email: e...@rachel.org
Web: http://www.rachel.org

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'ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPION' HONORED IN ROXBURY TOWNSHIP

Date: 22 May 2003
From: Alan Muller {amu...@dca.net}

By Mike Condon, Editor, Roxbury Register, 05/22/2003

Roxbury Twp. - With members calling him a mentor and crediting him
with almost single-handedly ensuring that a trash incinerator was not
erected in Roxbury, the Township Council has honored Dr. Arthur
Nusbaum for years of volunteer service.

In presenting the certificate of thanks and honor to Nusbaum, a long-
time member of both the township's Environmental Commission and the
Planning Board, Mayor Fred Hall credited Nusbaum with being a
dedicated volunteer. "He has given years of service to the township,
tirelessly working to bring environmental issues to the attention of
everyone in the township over the past 15 years," he said.

Nusbaum, who recently stepped down from his post on the Environmental
Commission citing time constraints, is a dentist with an office in
Flanders.

According to Hall, he served as chairman of the commission for many
years and also served on the Planning Board. "He has shown an extreme
passion for protecting the environment and he has just been a tireless
crusader for Roxbury," Hall said.

"It is indeed my honor to present Dr. Nusbaum with this special
recognition award for his dedication and service as both a member of
the Environmental Commission and a member of the Planning Board," he
said.

Councilwoman Sandy Urgo, also a former member of the Environmental
Commission, said she personally worked alongside Nusbaum for five
years on the commission.

"I have just learned so much from Dr. Nusbaum over the years," she
said.

"Were it not for Dr. Nusbaum, we would have had a financially doomed
trash incinerator sitting on the border of Mount Olive and Roxbury
townships," Urgo said, adding that Nusbaum spearheaded efforts to
fight the county's plan to build the incinerator over a decade ago.

"His leadership has helped us to prevail on a number of environmental
issues. He was always correct on those issues and he saved us from a
major financial boondoggle that that incinerator would have been," she
said.

"He is single minded and determined. He has planted trees all over
this township and he still is out there, every year, planting trees on
Arbor Day," she said.

"There are places in town you might admire that are a direct result
of his hard work," she told members of the public assembled at the
council's April 22 meeting.

Councilman Marshall Gates added some comments as well.

"Dr. Nusbaum has served for a very long period of time. It's obvious
that he enjoyed his service, since he stayed for so long," Gates said.

"We all learned a lot from Dr. Nusbaum. I don't know what you will do
now with all this free time, but I hope you enjoy whatever it is you
do," Gates said.

Nusbaum thanked the council, and added that he hasn't given up
volunteer work, entirely.

He is still a member of the Morris County Municipal Utilities
Authority (MCMUA) and has been since 1991.

"My environmental experience is used at that level as well," he said.

Councilman Tom Vickery called Nusbaum a mentor. "He introduced me to
the workings of the township and for that I thank you," Vickery told
Nusbaum, who was seated in the front row of the meeting room.

"It was interesting, challenging and never dull," Vickery said.

Vickery said he hopes Nusbaum will assist Roxbury in its latest
efforts that involves the MCMUA: an effort to purchase more water from
the county to help the suffering municipal water utility.

Nusbaum said the MCMUA is working on that issue.

Councilwoman Carol Scheneck thanked Nusbaum for stopping the
incinerator and said his volunteer work has not gone unnoticed.

"What you have done has been so appreciated. The quality of our lives
has been so much improved as a direct result of all of your efforts,"
she said.

Councilman Richard Herzog summed up all of the comments made about
Nusbaum:

"He is truly the environmental champion of Roxbury Township and we
thank you."

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Alan Muller, Executive Director
Green Delaware
Box 69
Port Penn DE 19731
Tel: 302-834-3466
Fax: 302-836-3005
Email: gree...@dca.net
Web: http://members.dca.net/greendel/

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MID-MAY NJHEPS NEWSLETTER

Date: 22 May 2003
From: "Carmela Federico" {car...@bookbuzz.com}

Newsletter
Mid-May, 2003

SAVE THE DATE!
NJHEPS TO OFFER SUMMER ENERGY WORKSHOP

On June 26th, 2003, at the Cook College Student Center of Rutgers
University, NJHEPS will be offering an Energy Workshop. All those who
work to advance better energy decisions on their campuses are invited
to attend. The workshop will help New Jersey higher education
institutions achieve energy savings, energy efficiency, and renewable
energy. Strategies for achieving Greenhouse Gas Action Plan emission
reduction targets (3.5% below 1990 levels by 2005) will be discussed,
as will financing energy projects and energy planning for the new
deregulated market. The event will celebrate and share the
achievements and strategies of the New Jersey higher education
community, and will also provide input and ideas from national higher
education energy leaders. Contact Andre Sharrief (shar...@njit.edu)
if you are interested in attending.

...

SOCIETY OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PLANNERS ADVOCATES SUSTAINABILITY

The Society for College and University Planning (SCUP,
http://www.scup.org), a 5000-member organization of master planners,
architects, and facilities personnel in higher education, has made
sustainability a high priority. SCUP seeks to make sustainability a
key consideration of the higher education community, especially those
who make policy decisions that influence purchasing, building, energy,
and curriculum. SCUP just released a special themed volume of their
quarterly journal, "Planning for Higher Education," entirely focused
on sustainability. It contains 17 articles from nationally-known
voices for sustainability in higher education, including David Orr
(Oberlin), Chris Uhl (Penn State), Wynn Calder (University Leaders for
a Sustainable Future), and Sarah Creighton (Tufts). SCUP members and
journal subscribers have already received this special issue, but
anyone can purchase this volume from
http://www.scup.org/sustainability/phe.htm.

On October 9, 2003, SCUP will broadcast a two-hour telecast designed
for senior academic, operations and facilities administrators;
planners; faculty; and students. It will be available via satellite
links to campuses in the U.S. and Canada to assist these leaders in
understanding:

a. What sustainability is and why it's crucial to the pursuit of
security and a thriving civil society;

b. The critical role that higher education can play in creating a
sustainable world;

c. Strategies for making sustainability a foundation of higher
education learning and practice; and

d. Particular strategies that various stakeholders can pursue to
create the transformative changes needed in higher education.

The telecast will be a highly interactive session among some of the
most forward-thinking, established leaders in all aspects of both
sustainability and higher education. Panelists include: Kevin Lyons
from Rutgers' Procurement Services Division, Ray Anderson (Interface
Flooring Systems, Inc.), Julian Keniry (National Wildlife Federation),
Freda Pagani (Office of Sustainability, University of British
Columbia), David Orr (Oberlin College), and John Porretto (Executive
V.P. for Administration & Finance, University of Texas Health Science
Center). SCUP is encouraging those who license a downlink to invite
members from the entire campus community to participate. It is an
opportunity to bring people together in an inexpensive and
environmentally friendly manner to advance sustainability on their
campuses. We are hoping that local events will be planned before and
after the telecast.

Why not make it the centerpiece of a special Higher Ed Earth Day at
your campus? For more information, see
http://www.scup.org/sustainability/telecast2003.htm.

...

AROUND THE CAMPUSES

FUEL CELLS LIGHTEN THE LOAD ON NEW JERSEY CAMPUSES

Thanks to an NJHEPS-brokered deal, fuel cells can be found at work on
four New Jersey campuses: Ocean County College, Ramapo College of New
Jersey, the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, and The College of
New Jersey. The leadership and energy of Joseph Sullivan, Director of
Facilities Management at The College of New Jersey and Co-Chair of
NJHEPS's Energy Technical Team, led to a discounted purchase price for
these institutions from Fuel Cell Energy (www.fce.com). Each PC25"
fuel cell power plant produces 200 kW of electricity and 900,000 BTUs
of usable heat. For at least the next five years, these fuel cells
will efficiently produce energy from a hydrogen-based chemical
reaction instead of from combustion. Many who study renewable energy
are urging the adoption of fuel cells for their many benefits - for
example, low emissions, low maintenance, low noise, and the ability to
generate heating and cooling from the fuel cell's waste heat.
Moreover, fuel cell technologies can serve as a bridge from fossil
fuel use to renewable energy, as the hydrogen which powers them can
come from natural gas or renewable sources. Hydrogen goes in, and
water vapor and substantial energy come out!

Please visit the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey for their
Fuel Cell Inauguration Ceremony on Thursday, May 22nd. (see Upcoming
Events, below, for further details).

...

"UNIVERSITY IN THE FOREST" GETS MORE THAN TREES

Drew University, known as "The University in the Forest," becomes
each year truer to its name. In the tree-sheltered center of campus, a
shade-tolerant native understory now takes the place of patchy sun-
starved grass. Thanks to thousands of dollars in contributions from
the Drew community, and volunteer field work at each year's late-April
Fern Fest, Drew's campus is becoming a richer, more natural native
landscape. The effort began in 2000, led by graduate student Nicole
Roskos and several student groups, and this year added 1800 ferns,
native wildflowers, and some understory shrubs to the carpet laid at
the feet of Drew's trees. Mike Kopis, Grounds Director, continues this
effort in the landscaping of new buildings, choosing only native
trees, shrubs and flowers. "Hands-off" groundskeeping also help
recreate natural processes in these reclaimed spaces, providing Drew
students with a glimpse of nature at work and an opportunity to make a
more natural home for Drew's many wild citizens (including an
impressive number of nesting hawks).

...

JOIN NEW "FARM TO COLLEGE" PROJECT

Claire Homitzky is the Community Food Projects Director at the New
Jersey Urban Ecology Program at the Department of Nutritional
Sciences, Rutgers University. Claire is currently participating in a
national consortium of public agencies, private organizations, and
institutions of higher education to administer "From Farm to School:
Improving Small Farm Viability and School Meals" (the "Farm to School
Project"). This project aims to improve access to fresh fruits and
vegetables in institutional food service and improve small farm
viability by increasing access to instititutional markets. While the
focus of this project is on the K-12 school breakfast, lunch, and
snack programs, there is interest in expanding the focus to
institutions of higher education as well. Towards that end, a small
group of interested persons at Rutgers University are initiating a
"Farm to College" program and would like to extend an invitation to
members of NJHEPS to participate in this important initiative. Your
contribution in any form (including but not limited to participation
in web-based discussions or an ad hoc committee to address this topic
within NJHEPS) will be appreciated. Please contact Claire Homitzky at
(732) 932-1688 or homi...@aesop.rutgers.edu to share your questions,
comments, and suggestions!

...

SCHUMACHER COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR AMERICANS

Schumacher College (www.schumachercollege.org.uk) is pleased to
announce a generous grant of $60,000 from the Educational Foundation
of America (EFA), which will make it possible for the College to offer
a new scholarship program to suitable US citizens. Schumacher College
is a not-for-profit international center for ecological studies that
has run a programm of short residential courses (usually three weeks
long) with leading environmental thinkers and activists such as
Fritjof Capra, Vandana Shiva, David Orr, Frances Moore Lappé, Amory
Lovins, Hazel Henderson, Terry Tempest Williams and Thomas Moore. The
College provides a unique, holistic learning experience where
intensive intellectual inquiry is combined with meditation, physical
work, social activity and time spent outdoors. Visit Schumacher
College's Scholarships and Bursaries page,
http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/ShortCourses/Burseries.html, for
further information.

...

UPCOMING EVENTS

FUEL CELL INAUGURATION
Thursday, May 22
11 AM - 2 PM
Richard Stockton College

You are invited to the inauguration of Stockton's new fuel cell. This
new fuel cell is generating 200 kW of electricity and provides
900,000+ Btu of heat for classrooms and offices. At this event, you
can learn about fuel cell technology, see Stockton's installation and
meet the experts.

The event is free, and lunch will be provided. You must contact Alice
Glitchell (609-652-4989, alice.g...@stockton.edu) to register.

WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY
Thursday, May 29
8:30 AM - 4 PM
Cook Campus Center, Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)

A working conference for higher education institutions and watershed
managers. During this working conference, higher education
institutions, watershed managers, and watershed organizations will
work together to develop ways of involving educational institutions
with watershed management.

For further information contact Dr. Priscilla Hayes (732-932-9155 x
233, ha...@aesop.rutgers.edu).

GEOTHERMAL TRAINING

Sponsored by JCP&L, PSE&G, and The Geothermal Project at Richard
Stockton College Thursday, May 29 9 AM - 12 PM PSE & G's Edison
Training and Development Center (Edison, New Jersey)

An in-depth exploration of Geoexchange Technology, taught by
Stockton's Dr. Lynn Stiles and by Howard Alderson, P. E. Consult the
event flyer for more detailed information on fee, credits, etc.

THE GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS ENERGY CONFERENCE
June 3, 2003
War Memorial (Lafayette Street, Trenton NJ)

This conference is designed to assist New Jersey businesses of all
sizes learn about the current energy market, the purchase of energy
and how to reduce energy costs by taking advantage of aggregation
groups and utilizing energy efficient and renewable technologies in
the marketplace. The materially will be directly relevant to
university facilities and financial personnel. Panels include:

a. How to Benefit from Competitive Energy Buying

b. Distributed Generation

c. Energy Efficiency

d.Business Benefits of Renewable Energy Technologies

For more information, visit http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/govBusEnergy/.
To register, visit
http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/govBusEnergy/registration.shtml.
(Registration is $75 if registered by May 22, $100 after; state
employees can attend for free).

THE MID-ATLANTIC SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
June 4-7, 2003
Trenton, NJ

The Mid-Atlantic Sustainability Conference will feature more than 40
conference sessions featuring over 100 experts in the area of clean
energy, high-performance building, public policy, sustainable
business, and more. Workshop will include LEED Training, Green
Building Guidelines, Solar Hot Water for Builders and Developers, and
more. The conference will also include 50 booths featuring the latest
in technologies and services. Speakers will include Jeanne Fox of the
NJ Board of Public Utilities, Mindy S. Lubber the Executive Director
of CERES, Steven Winter of Steven Winter Associates, Caren S. Franzini
the Executive Director of the New Jersey Economic Development
Authority, and Douglas H. Palmer, Mayor of Trenton.

The Conference will be held at the War Memorial & Masonic Temple in
Trenton, NJ. For more information please contact the NESEA office at
(413) 774-6051 or ma...@nesea.org. You can register online.

MINI-SYMPOSIUM ON GREEN CHEMISTRY
North Jersey American Chemical Society
June 13, 2003
11:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Dreyfuss Auditorium, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison, NJ

Registration ranges from $10 (students) to $45 (symposium with
lunch).

Contact Cecilia H Marzabadi at marz...@shu.edu for more information,
or visit http://www.njacs.org.

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This newsletter is available online (from
http://www.njheps.org/press.html). This newsletter is sent out twice a
month by NJHEPS via an announcements-only listserv,
NJHEP...@listserver.njit.edu.

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CONSERVATION EASEMENT WORKSHOP - MAY 28

Date: 22 May 2003
From: "ANJEC" {in...@anjec.org}

MONITORING MUNICIPAL OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
Wednesday May 28
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Jefferson Township Municipal Building
1033 Weldon Road
Lake Hopatcong

All too often, once a municipality purchases a tract or protects a
property with a conservation easement, it celebrates the
accomplishment and moves on. But acquisition is only the beginning -
99% of the job remains once a deal is done. Municipalities need to
establish what the condition of the land is at procurement, identify
methods for assuring that the property remains protected and establish
a stewardship program; environmental commission and open space
committee members can be the ideal stewards. This workshop is designed
to teach how to find and map conservation easements and establish a
municipal stewardship program for long term resource protection in
your community.

The fee for this course $5 for ANJEC members, $10 non-members. If
your environmental commission is on the ANJEC workshop plan there is
no fee.

To register, for further information including directions email:
in...@anjec.org or call (973) 539-7547.

* * *

Association of NJ Environmental Commissions
300 Mendham Rd
Mendham NJ 07945
Tel: 973-539-7547, 609-737-7263
Fax: 973-539-7713
Email: in...@anjec.org
Web: http://www.anjec.org

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BARNEGAT BAY FESTIVAL - JUN 7

Date: 16 May 2003
From: SShi...@co.ocean.nj.us

7TH ANNUAL BARNEGAT BAY FESTIVAL

Berkeley Island County Park, Bayville, NJ
Saturday, June 7, 2003
10 AM until 4 PM (Rain or shine)

Ahh, it's just that time of year again. The 7th Annual Barnegat Bay
Festival is drawing near, and the bay creatures are busy planning for
one "waterful" event. The Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program, the
Barnegat Bay Watershed and Estuary Foundation, and the Ocean County
Board of Chosen Freeholders sponsor this year's festival.

There is definitely something for everyone along the beautiful
waterfront of Cedar Creek. Many nonprofit environmental groups from
the area will be there to share information and answer any questions
that you may have regarding the protection of our natural resources.

Munch on peanuts, dine on sausage sandwiches, and sip lemonade while
being entertained by Home Cookin' serving up bluegrass and acoustic
country music and The Incinerators burnin' you with the blues.

Artisans and crafters will be showcasing custom fishing rods, marine
art, nautical crafts, seascapes/landscapes and other environmentally
related products for purchase.

Enjoy a FREE scenic cross-bay boat trip with Ocean County
Naturalists. The boat leaves the pier in Berkeley Island County Park
every hour starting at 10:30 am. First come, first served.

Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension's Jan Larson on a three-hour bus
tour of the environmentally sensitive and historically significant
Cedar Creek Watershed. The bus will depart Berkeley Island County Park
at 10:30. You must register by calling 732-506-5313 for the free tour.
Space is limited; first come, first served.

Children will be entertained with Beach Bingo, Crafts, Fish Printing,
Face Painting, Crafts, Family Fun Races on the beach, a Scavenger
Hunt, Sandcastle Building contest, and much, much more.

Enjoy free giveaways and register to win a free kayak, courtesy of
Baywood Marina.

So bring the entire family to enjoy spending the day on the beautiful
Barnegat Bay!

* * *

Shannon L. Shinault
Public Outreach Coordinator
Barnegat Bay Estuary Program
Ocean County Planning Board
129 Hooper Ave 1st Flr
POB 2191
Toms River NJ 08754-2191
Tel: 732-506-5313
Fax: 732-288-7602
Email: SShi...@co.ocean.nj.us
Web: http://www.bbep.org

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REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND APPROVALS - JUN 10

Date: 1 May 2003
From: "Pamela Springard" {psp...@rci.rutgers.edu}

Cook College Continuing Professional Education Programs

REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITS AND APPROVALS: APPLICABLE LAWS
- Commercial
- Residential

With Updats on Brownfields and OPRA!

TUESDAY - JUNE 10, 2003

Permitting: putting the pieces together

Private development in New Jersey can be a real puzzle. To put the
pieces together, you may need numerous permits with interlocking
requirements from multiple levels of government. You need to know what
permits are required at the beginning of the development process-you
can't just try to figure it out along the way!

Understanding the permitting requirements associated with development
projects is absolutely crucial for everyone involved in the process-
from the entrepreneur analyzing the risks of the project, to the
developer determining his or her timeline, to the bank officer making
loan decisions. Permits must be applied for in a systematic manner
that expedites the process and conserves development capital. Properly
identifying the necessary permits reduces risk and streamlines the
process for entrepreneurs, developers and lending institutions.

This practical one-day program will provide you with an overview of
the permitting process to help you get a "jump start" on project
permit requirements. Our team of permitting experts will tell you what
factors trigger the need for specific permits and how to obtain them.

Who should attend?

Builders, developers and contractors, municipal engineers, engineers
and professional planners, architects, environmental consultants, real
estate and development consultants, land use and environmental
attorneys, managers of businesses considering expansion, regulatory
and compliance officers, and bank loan officers.

Instructors

Course instruction will be provided by representatives from State
agencies (NJ Department of Commerce and Growth Commision, NJ
Department of Environmental Protection, NJ Department of
Transportation) as well as private sector engineering and law firms.