Corzine misses global warming deadline

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The law requires the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020 and 80 percent by 2050, applauded as being highly progressive but placing high demand on the state to deliver the goals.

One of the first steps toward the strict goals required the state Department of Environmental Protection by June 30 to produce a report detailing how the state would meet the 2020 goal and designate an independent panel to review these recommendations.

Neither of these have been produced thus far but are expected to be delivered in late summer or early fall, said DEP spokeswoman Elaine Makatura.