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AG and DEP Make DuPont Clean Up It’s Toxic Mess in NJ
March 27, 2019
Today, Attorney General Grewal and DEP Commissioner McCabe have announced multiple enforcement actions targeting 4 DuPont Sites in Pompton Lakes, Gloucester County, Pennsville, and Sayreville. They also will go after Natural Resource Damages.
Budget Priorities Hurt Urban Areas and Parks
March 21, 2019
The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee held a public hearing today on Gov. Murphy’s proposed budget FY2020. The DEP budget has been cut by 17.8% in the spending plan and operations by 10%.
DEP Upgraded Important Streams to C1
March 4, 2019
Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner announced it will designate 749 miles of rivers and streams as Category One waterways, marking the first time in more than a decade that the state has designated waterways to this high level of...
Army Corp. Report is a Recipe for Failure
March 1, 2019
The DEP and U.S Army Corps. Of Engineers released their New Jersey Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management interim report. The study presents a preliminary focused array of alternative plans that reduces risk to human life and flooding risk from...
South Jersey Gas Pipeline Dead- B.L England Plant Closes
February 28, 2019
After news that B.L England will not repower with natural gas nor use the SJG Pipeline, Attorney General Grewal sent a letter to the Pinelands Commission asking for a postponement of the case, due to the changed circumstances. Grewal said that...
State Finally Takes Action on Vernon - Long Overdue
February 22, 2019
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, acting on behalf of the NJDEP, filed an order in Superior Court that would halt all activities at the Vernon dump site, force the property owner to identify all the materials in the massive pile and allow...
Win for Open Space- Ocean County Purchases 8k Acres of Land in Forked River
February 22, 2019
Ocean County acquired nearly 8,000 acres of open space in Lacey and Waretown, the county's largest open-space purchase since it began the program in 1997, officials announced Friday. The 7,923-acre purchase cost $15,450,000, which is covered by...
Empower NJ- No Fossil Fuel Projects Release Climate Impact Report on New Fossil Fuel Projects
February 13, 2019
Today Empower NJ-No Fossil Fuel Projects Campaign will issue a critical report on greenhouse gases from the proposed 13 fossil fuel projects. FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE IN NJ: The Urgent Case for a Moratorium on all Fossil Fuel Projects is a...
Murphy Approval Rating Lagging- Needs to Step Up on Environment
February 12, 2019
According to a new Monmouth University Poll, voter approval ratings on Governor Murphy puts him behind his predecessors after their first year in office. The poll found that 43% approved of Murphy and 40% disapproved.
Selfish Beach Front Homeowners Jeopardize State Dune Project
February 8, 2019
After Superstorm Sandy, New Jersey has set out to build protective sand dunes along the state’s 127-mile shoreline. Homeowners who own beachfront property, however have tried to block the project and some have managed to receive compensation for the...