There are so many sea nettles, which are stinging jellyfish,
that locals don't bother swimming. Residents live with the
stench from fish kills near the Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant.
Frequent algae blooms suffocate aquatic life. Rutgers University
scientists say the bay is "impaired," a designation under the
U.S. Clean Water Act that gives state authorities the legal heft
to impose tougher pollution standards. Gov. Christie has helped
by negotiating to close the Oyster Creek plant, and signing the
nation's most restrictive lawn-fertilizer law. But he has
resisted tougher pollution standards, pinning his argument on a
limited test of the bay's oxygen levels. Scientists, however,
argue that the jellyfish, algae blooms, and fish kills also are
criteria for impairment. Christie also recently vetoed a bill
calling for builders of new developments to help pay for
repairing 2,700 malfunctioning storm water basins, which allow
pollutants to flow into the bay. Saving the bay is going to be
costly, but failing to act woul