BONUS EPISODE: A Plan for Hudson River Muck
In Edgewater, on the banks of the Hudson River and in the shadow of the glitzy Manhattan skyline, the Quanta Resources Superfund site is finally a big step closer to being cleaned up. Last month, the ...
11 Aug 20234min
REWIND: Happy Earth Day from Hazard NJ
Happy Earth Day from Hazard NJ and NJ Spotlight News! Thank you all for taking the time to listen to our podcast, and learn about the ways in which climate change is impacting some of New Jersey’s mos...
21 Apr 202329min
BONUS EPISODE: Small Steps, Big Money for the Passaic
Small steps forward this week on the clean-up of the lower Passaic River, where past dumping of Agent Orange and other chemicals created a toxic mess that is now one of the nation’s largest Superfund ...
10 Mars 20236min
Episode 8: The Resurrection of Price’s Pit
The decades-long drip, drip, drip of toxic chemicals from the Price Landfill in South Jersey reached crisis levels in the early '80s when the hazardous plume threatened to taint the water supply for t...
26 Jan 202317min
BONUS Episode: Polluters Pay Up on the Passaic
Efforts to clean up the lower stretch of the Passaic River are getting a $150 million boost, thanks to a new settlement between the federal government and 85 likely polluters. This stretch of the rive...
16 Dec 20224min
Damages: Wild Rice Goes to Court
We’re bringing you a special episode from the podcast “Damages”, which examines court cases that matter in the fight against climate change. In this episode, “Damages” host Amy Westervelt takes listen...
8 Dec 202231min
Episode 7: A Headache on the Hudson
In Edgewater, a bustling urban town across the Hudson River from Manhattan, a polluted lot of a former factory sits right on the water. Today it's a Superfund site being cleaned up, set to one day bec...
1 Dec 202213min
Drilled: Industry Fights Back
We’re bringing you a special episode from the podcast “Drilled”, which scrutinizes the powers that have long profited from unfettered fossil fuel use. In this episode, “Drilled” host Amy Westervelt ta...
23 Nov 202215min
