Fair Lawn Environmental Commission

The official Twitter account of the Borough of Fair Lawn's Environmental Commission

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

Join us in creating a safer community! 🌟 Drop off your unused or expired meds at our secure PROJECT MEDICINE DROP box 🚮. For liquid meds, swing by room 109 first. Open weekdays 8:30-4:30 at the police window in borough hall!

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

@NewsFallon Unfortunately, this is looking like the "new normal". Be safe everyone.

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

I haven't seen NJ flood forecasts this bad in a long time.
Wednesday and Thursday are going to be brutal in some parts.

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

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Join us Sunday, April 30th for an #ArborDay celebration 12pm - 2pm @ Berdan Grove Park #FairLawn #NewJersey

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

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A farm in the middle of Brooklyn?! Don't think it's possible?! Check out Brooklyn Grange's NYC Rooftop Farm:
https://t.co/i23GJoJU1g

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

NEW
So NJ enters a drought watch for the 1st time in 6 yrs.
What worries folks is that Sept & Oct have been very warm and relatively dry in recent yrs.
"It takes weeks and months to get into a drought & it takes weeks to get out of a drought."
More:
https://t.co/Fm6A1xiyxr

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

🕷 Send in your TICKS!!

The Center for Vector Biology @RutgersU is asking for NJ citizens to send ticks for inclusion in an important database to fight tick-borne illness.

👉 https://t.co/bXF76zLujW

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

Meet Dave!

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

Major US cities like Newark, NJ are labeled as a heat island.
A look at some of the factors that contribute to heat islands. https://t.co/1vgGXsE1Oq

[badger @badger69420]

How deep is the ocean?👀

[Scott Fallon @NewsFallon]

Some NJ reservoir levels dropped significantly in July prompting calls to conserve water usage.
Doesn’t look to get much better in the short term:

[NASA @NASA]

It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field.

Previewed by @POTUS on July 11, it shows galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of @NASAWebb's first full-color images & data will be revealed July 12: https://t.co/63zxpNDi4I

[UN Climate Change @UNFCCC]

🔵 This
🟡 is
🟠 a
🔴 #ClimateEmergency.

The 🌍 has already warmed by more than 1°C.

We can still limit temperature rise to 1.5°C & avoid the worst climate impacts.

But we need more ambition now. Countries must improve national climate plans before #COP27.

©️: @anttilip

[Clean Ocean Action @CleanOcean]

SIGN THE PETITION: Demand More Time to Review Impacts from NJ's First Offshore Wind Project! Too many questions must be considered & answered about Ocean Wind 1. While green energy is an opportunity, the risks & rewards must be understood. https://t.co/RGJNZqFhEj

[Fair Lawn Environmental Commission @FairLawnEC]

EPA finds no safe level for two toxic 'forever chemicals,' found in many U.S. water systems https://t.co/HBgvLkdp5J