The Edison Wetlands Association was founded by noted activist Robert Spiegel in 1989 as a nonprofit environmental organization devoted to the cleanup of hazardous waste sites and the preservation of open space in densely populated central New Jersey.
Furthermore, they have expressed the concerns of members of the surrounding communities who believe that the EPA has been coerced into an incomplete cleanup plan that has Pfizers interests at heart over the publics.
A 2009 study also had shown elevated cancer rates in the area [2] DuPont has claimed that it had does all it can, and Bonnie Bellow a spokeswomen for the EPA stated that the reason why the site has not received a Superfund designation was because the plant was still in operation when cleanup efforts began in the 1980s.
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez also agreed, and sent a letter to federal EPA commissioner Lisa Jackson, asking why a Superfund designation has not even been considered for the site, even though it clearly meets all of the specifications.
Examples of this include posting Administration warnings to the public to take precautions against mosquitos, information about the findings of algae located off of New Jersey Beaches, and reporting on calls from environmentalists to prevent further development from going into Barnegat Bay.
Founded by the nonprofit Edison Wetlands Association, WildNewJersey.tv offers daily breaking news, features, photo investigations, and videos about New Jersey's wildlife, conservation, and nature events.
The blog is updated four times daily to cover everything from the bears and bobcats of the rugged northwest N.J., to birds of Cape May, to the skyscraper-dwelling peregrine falcons of Jersey City, to the dolphins, seals, and sharks of our coastline.
WildNewJersey.tv also depends on readers to contribute their own sightings and stories, press releases, eye-catching photos, colorful anecdotes, links to interesting articles and sites, and event announcements.
In addition to its environmental justice, conservation, and sustainability efforts, EWA also runs the Triple C Ranch, which is also the last farms in Middlesex County New Jersey.
The 40-acre ranch is located in the center of the Dismal Swamp Conservation area, which consists of approximately 1,2000 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands, upland forest, and meadows.
Other activities the Triple C Ranch provides is the opportunity to interact with a host of animals, which include a pot bellied pig (Edison), 5 goats (Cowie, Peanut, Savannah, Creampuff and Peppy), a pony (Shorty), ram (Jack), chickens (Tofu and Sucky), roosters (Blackjack and Rusty), and ducks (Lucy and Patrick).