July 22, 2026
A New Facebook Campaign
I recently started a new Facebook page for Protect Our Wildlife and Pets, an ad hoc coalition formed to address…
An article about "Jersey Icons"by John Ensslin in The Record today looks at the Meadowlands' remarkable environmental comeback — including a reference to my book "The Nature of the Meadowlands," regarding the huge NJ Turnpike crash in East Rutherford back in 1973.
The lethal crash, which resulted from a long-burning Meadowlands landfill fire, an inverted air mass, and steam discharged from a PSE&G plant, helped put an end to persistent landfill fires nationwide.
The photo above is the smog from the fire.
The link is here.