While New Jersey has touted the now 500-plus conditional licenses approved for cannabis sales — not a single store has opened, beyond medical dispensary expansions.
NJDEP said black vultures are "seemingly very susceptible" to avian influenza, in part because they scavenge the carcasses of other dead vultures, resulting in a prolonging of any outbreak.
The EPA warns that residents living near medical sterilizing plants in Franklin (Sussex) and Linden are at an increased risk of cancer due to exposure to EtO, Ethylene Oxide.
There's nearly twice as many bear sightings in the past month alone over 2021. Animal advocates say that the number of reported run-ins does not directly link to the lack of a hunt.
The same Sussex County facility fined after a grim April 2020 discovery is dealing with a large, active COVID outbreak, as the nursing home staff are barely boosted against the virus.