AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAgriculture & Food Safety: Rutgers researchers say a “happy accident” in their lab led to natural repellents that could help control New Jersey’s invasive spotted-wing drosophila, a major blueberry pest. Climate & Courts: The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a pivotal climate case tied to whether local courts can order energy companies to pay for alleged global-warming damage—while multiple states and cities challenge EPA power-plant emissions rollbacks. Energy & Data Centers: A new wave of state scrutiny is reshaping data center site selection beyond just getting power, with New Jersey and others pushing harder on grid costs, water transparency, and local land-use. Housing & Utilities: A new push for “balcony” plug-in solar is spreading, but safety and permitting rules lag, leaving many systems in a legal gray area. Public Health: FDA recalls expanded for Gatorade over undeclared dyes, and frozen berry recalls broadened over possible E. coli contamination, including products sold in New Jersey. Healthcare & Privacy: Jersey City-based Clover Health and other providers are notifying more than 250,000 people after separate data breaches. Local Business & Construction: An Egg Harbor Township man accused in a $361K Brigantine contractor fraud scheme will remain jailed as the case moves forward.
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