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Mega-warehouses: A next-day-delivery economy, but at what price?


Mega-warehouses: A next-day-delivery economy, but at what price?
Published Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2021, 6:50 pm
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If you have ordered something online and been amazed when it arrives at your doorstep the next day, you can probably thank a super-sized warehouse.
Driven by “eCommerce” and supercharged by the stay-at-home shopping habits induced by COVID-19, mega warehouses are reshaping the landscape.
The gargantuan, windowless structures along major highways, with 18-wheel tractor-trailers streaming in and out of loading bays, make a Walmart Supercenter look like a drive-through hamburger joint. ....

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Upgrade Delaware Water Gap to national park?


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Late afternoon at the Delaware Water Gap
Last month, the Pennsylvania chapter of the Sierra Club announced that it, along with the New Jersey chapter, was reviving an effort to have the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area upgraded to full national park status.
Not a single national park sits within New Jersey, Pennsylvania or New York, and yet the three states are home to some 40 million Americans nearly 13% of the U.S. population. Additionally, over 60 million people live within a three-hour drive of the Delaware Water Gap region.
There are many national park “units” in the tri-state region, but they fall into other classifications and management schemes. Delaware Water Gap, as well as Gateway, are “national recreation areas,” because they were established beside bodies of water, where activities like swimming, boating and fishing can be done. The Pinelands is a “national reserve,” mea ....

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