AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoPublic Health & Climate: Canadian wildfire smoke pushed air quality alerts across 17 states, including New Jersey, with parts of the region warned as “unhealthy” and some areas reaching “very unhealthy” or “hazardous,” urging residents to limit outdoor activity and keep windows closed. Food & Policy: New Jersey and Pennsylvania moved forward on chip-enabled EBT cards to reduce SNAP skimming and benefit theft, with NJ launching a summer pilot and PA setting a timeline through 2028. Aerospace & Aviation Testing: Swift Fuels said it’s working with the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City to expand engine testing for its 100R unleaded aviation gasoline toward broader FAA approval. Life Sciences & Local Growth: BioNJ opened a satellite office at the NJ Innovation Hub in New Brunswick to deepen collaboration across startups and researchers. Tech & Travel: Port Authority launched an AI travel assistant on JFK, Newark, LaGuardia and Stewart airport websites, offering real-time info like security and customs wait times and parking. Space Science: A Hillsborough, NJ meteorite study reports “salty” fluids and amino acids, adding to theories about how early water shaped asteroid building blocks.
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