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No Major Impact Reported as Small Earthquake Shakes New Jersey-New York Area
Insurance Journal
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August 4, 2025
A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13 kilometers) west of Central...
The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) Announces Fireside Chat with Michael Garner and Keith Wright at the 15th Annual Business Leadership Conference
Trenton Daily - New Jersey
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August 4, 2025
The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) announces they will present a Fireside Chat with Michael Garner, MBA, CCA, Chief Business Diversity Officer (City-Wide), Mayor’s Office of M/WBE’s, NYC and Keith Wright, PH.D.,...
Chemours, DuPont, Corteva settle New Jersey PFAS claims for $875 million
Yahoo Finance
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(Reuters) -Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay $875 million over 25 years to the State of New Jersey to settle environmental claims including pollution linked to PFAS, or "forever chemicals", the companies said on Monday. Lawsuits...
Chemours, DuPont and Corteva Reach Agreement with the State of New Jersey to Comprehensively Resolve All Environmental Claims Including PFAS
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 4, 2025-- The Chemours Company (NYSE: CC), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE: DD), and Corteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) (the “Companies”) today announced a settlement to comprehensively resolve all pending...
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake rattles New Jersey with shaking reported throughout tri-state area
FOX Weather
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August 3, 2025
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake was reported in New Jersey on Saturday night, with shaking felt across the New York City area. FOX Weather Meteorologists Haley Meier and Michael Estime have the latest on Aug. 3, 2025. HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. –...
NJ gets record $2B to clean up company's pollution
New Jersey 101.5
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August 4, 2025
✅ The PFAS settlement between New Jersey and DuPont is the largest in history ✅ The agreement also ends a court case over the Chambers Works site ✅ PFAS is known as "the forever chemical" because of the years-long effect New Jersey has reached a...
State of emergency in New York City over rains and flash flooding:
The South Asian Insider
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A powerful storm system is bringing torrential rain, with forecasters predicting possibility of at least 3in an hour. A state of emergency has been declared in New York City and New Jersey as a powerful storm system is bringing torrential rain and...
DuPont to settle NJ DEP lawsuit over PFAS pollution
Burlington County Times - New Jersey
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DuPont, Chemours and Corteva are to pay $875 million to settle PFAS pollution lawsuits in New Jersey. The settlement covers contamination at multiple sites, including the Chambers Works and Repauno facilities. The agreement is the largest...
NJ $2B environmental settlement with DuPont largest by a single state
Daily Journal - New Jersey
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A federal court settlement worth more than $2 billion, the largest environmental settlement ever reached by a single state, is set to fund the cleanup of widespread PFAS contamination at four former DuPont industrial sites across New Jersey, state...
What Does Šāḥaṯ Mean for A Russian Earthquake & New Jersey?
Patheos
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August 4, 2025
Late this week, there was breaking news about a major earthquake hitting off the coast of Russia, destroying coastal cities and sending shockwaves and tidal waves across the ocean. They were tsunami warnings issued to Japan, Hawaii, Alaska, and...
NYC just got hit with an air quality alert, continuing a messy week of weather
Time Out
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Another week, another curveball from the sky. An air quality alert has been issued for New York City and much of New York State as wildfire smoke from Canada drifts back into the region, hazing up the skyline and sending air quality levels into...
Tarantulas prefer dry climates, including Arizona
AZ Central - Arizona
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Brown tarantulas, like the one shown here, are mating and on the move, all across the Southwest from late summer to early autumn. The saucer-sized spiders can often be seen in sparsely vegetated grasslands from Oklahoma to Arizona. What to know...
New Jersey man missing in Grand Canyon 'mega-fire' as search efforts continue week later
Fox News
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August 3, 2025
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New Jersey man has been missing for about a week as a "mega-fire" ravages the Grand Canyon National Park. Thomas Daniel...
Whale killed and passenger thrown overboard after boat collision in New Jersey
The Independent
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August 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
NJ weather: Pleasant, comfortably warm, and mainly dry all week
New Jersey 101.5
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August 4, 2025
This weekend was dropdead gorgeous! And the generally pleasant, mainly dry weather will continue throughout this week, with just a few bumps in the road. Monday will feature hazy sunshine and dry weather. There are some air quality and rip current...
Warm temperatures and tons of sunshine in New Jersey
News 12 New Jersey
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Did you feel the earth move under your feet? Carol King lovers and many of us felt our most recent earthquake, taking place last night in Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County. Some quick earthquake facts: -This earthquake was MUCH smaller than the...
Is the Upper Delaware River ready for a Texas-like flood?
Delaware Currents - New York
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August 4, 2025
Molly Oliver knows of the flood risks lurking in the twisty-turny valleys of the Delaware River’s headwaters near the New York-Pennsylvania border. And she suspects that warning systems meant to alert nearby residents of impending danger have...
Earthquake jolts New York City, New Jersey; memes flood social media
Hindustan Times
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August 3, 2025
Residents across New York and New Jersey experienced light tremors late Saturday night as a small earthquake struck the region. Earthquake memes flooded social media after a minor quake struck New Jersey According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a...
Earthquake in Bergen County shakes parts of New Jersey, New York
CBS 3 Philly - Pennsylvania
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Earthquake tremors felt in parts of New York and New Jersey Earthquake tremors felt in parts of New York and New Jersey 02:17 An earthquake in Bergen County shook parts of New Jersey and New York on Saturday night. Preliminary data from the United...
Earthquake hits New York City and eastern New Jersey late Saturday as residents report buildings shaking
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...