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Hazard NJ Season 2, Episode 4: Nothing is “Forever”
Hazard NJ Season 2, Episode 4: Nothing is “Forever”
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New Jersey is home to the largest number of Superfund sites in the country – and while federal cleanup is underway – the bigger threat to them now is climate change. Flooding, fires, and rising sea levels could make life even harder for those who live nearby. Hazard NJ digs through the muck of each contaminated site to give a clearer picture of what the threat is and what it will take to clean it up before it’s too late. Hosted by journalist Jordan Gass-Poore’, produced by NJ Spotlight News.
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- Hazard NJ Season 2, Episode 4: Nothing is “Forever” · 40 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 4Toxic “forever chemicals” became a ubiquitous part of consumer products because largely they repel water, they’re stain resistant and they’re incredibly durable. But those same…
- Hazard NJ Season 2, Episode 3: Tainted Blood · 34 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 3Forever chemicals have been so widely used, for so many purposes, for so many decades, that they are now in all of our blood. But what does that mean for our health? A team of…
- Hazard NJ Season 2, Episode 2: Soaked in Foam · 28 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 2It was 1967 when explosions and fire erupted on an aircraft carrier off the coast of Vietnam — becoming one of the deadliest blazes in Navy history and ushering in a new kind of…
- All Gassed Up, Part 1: The Carbon Coast · 40 min · Sezonul 2Presenting ”All Gassed Up,” a limited series about liquified natural gas from the Sea Change podcast.
- Hazard NJ Season 2, Episode 1: First a Miracle, Then a Curse · 28 min · Sezonul 2 Episodul 1It was 1938 at a DuPont laboratory in far South Jersey when scientists stumbled upon the chemical that would become known as Teflon. The accidental discovery became a scientific…
- Hazard NJ Season 2: Forever Chemicals · 2 min · Sezonul 2They are called PFAS or “forever chemicals.” They originated here in New Jersey decades ago with a promise of a future made easier by science. They’ve spread into countless…
- BONUS EPISODE: New taxes, new progress · 5 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 21It's been two years since the federal taxes that bring money to the Superfund program were reinstated, and the results are already being seen at pollution clean-ups around the…
- Shoring up flood protection for the Meadowlands · 3 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 20New Jersey's Meadowlands were swamped in 2012 when Superstorm Sandy washed ashore, causing widespread flooding in towns like Little Ferry along the Hackensack River. The next…
- BONUS EPISODE: A Plan for Hudson River Muck · 4 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 19In 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…
- REWIND: Happy Earth Day from Hazard NJ · 29 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 18Happy 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…
- BONUS EPISODE: Small Steps, Big Money for the Passaic · 6 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 17Small 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…
- Episode 8: The Resurrection of Price’s Pit · 18 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 16The 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…
- BONUS Episode: Polluters Pay Up on the Passaic · 5 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 15Efforts 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…
- Damages: Wild Rice Goes to Court · 32 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 14We’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…
- Episode 7: A Headache on the Hudson · 14 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 13In 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…
- Drilled: Industry Fights Back · 16 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 12We’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”…
- Episode 6: Toxic Sites in a Tinderbox · 22 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 11The Pinelands, a million-acre swath of pine forest dominating South Jersey, is one of America’s most unique environments. The Pinelands have always been a place prone to catch…
- The Sweaty Penguin: Breaking down the Inflation Reduction Act · 28 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 10We’re bringing you a special episode from our friends at “The Sweaty Penguin” podcast, which dives deep (with a bit of humor!) on all things climate change. In this episode, “The…
- Episode 5: Orange Fog and Creeping Saltwater · 22 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 9The National Lead company spent years in the 1970s recycling car batteries at a factory in rural South Jersey, haphazardly draining battery acid onto the ground. The pollution…
- BONUS Episode: Remembering Jim Florio · 22 min · Sezonul 1 Episodul 8Former New Jersey Gov. Jim Florio, who wrote the Superfund law back in 1980, died this week at age 85. In this bonus episode, we reflect on Florio’s efforts to clean up New…
