August 28, 2026
My Column: State Line Hawk Watch
A view of State Line Lookout and the Hudson River beyond in Alpine. By Jim WrightSpecial to The Record |…
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.