John McCrory https://johnmccrory.com On the web since 1996 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:53:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 8413854 Air quality in Essex, Burlington, Cape May, Salem, Somerset, and Sussex counties goes unmeasured https://johnmccrory.com/2025/04/30/air-quality-in-essex-burlington-cape-may-salem-somerset-and-sussex-counties-goes-unmeasured/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:53:54 +0000 https://johnmccrory.com/?p=1629

N.J. breathes in pollution, but we don’t measure air quality in 6 counties. Here’s why.

https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/04/nj-breathes-in-pollution-but-we-dont-measure-air-quality-in-6-counties-heres-why.html
]]> 1629 Shad return to upper Paulinskill River for first time in 100 years following dam removal https://johnmccrory.com/2025/04/26/shad-return-to-upper-paulinskill-river-for-first-time-in-100-years-following-dam-removal/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:24:24 +0000 https://johnmccrory.com/?p=1624

American Shad Officially Documented Upstream of Former Columbia Lake Dam

https://dep.nj.gov/njfw/fishing/freshwater/american-shad-officially-documented-upstream-of-former-columbia-lake-dam/
]]> 1624 Hazardous metals contaminate Raritan River near Sayreville https://johnmccrory.com/2025/04/26/hazardous-metals-contaminate-raritan-river-near-sayreville/ Sat, 26 Apr 2025 04:15:26 +0000 https://johnmccrory.com/?p=1622

High levels of metal contaminants found in one of N.J.’s largest rivers, prelim tests show

https://www.nj.com/middlesex/2025/04/high-levels-of-metal-contaminants-found-in-one-of-njs-largest-rivers-prelim-tests-show.html
]]> 1622 Newark plants trees to cool city streets https://johnmccrory.com/2025/04/25/newark-plants-trees-to-cool-city-streets/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:49:32 +0000 https://johnmccrory.com/?p=1619

Newark to plant 5,000 trees, hoping for a healthier, greener city

https://www.nj.com/essex/2025/04/newark-to-plant-5000-trees-hoping-for-a-healthier-greener-city.html
]]> 1619 Wildfire smoke threatens air quality in NJ https://johnmccrory.com/2025/04/25/wildfire-smoke-threatens-air-quality-in-nj/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 19:45:29 +0000 https://johnmccrory.com/?p=1617

Smoke from wildfires keeps making N.J.’s air quality worse. It may be a ‘warning sign.’

https://www.nj.com/ocean/2025/04/smoke-from-wildfires-keeps-making-njs-air-quality-worse-it-may-be-a-warning-sign.html
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