To view press releases issued prior to 2018 see the Press Release Archives.
Fire at Tinton Falls Landfill Causes Concern
January 30, 2019
This morning a fire at the Monmouth County Landfill broke out in one of the buildings. Plumes of smoke funneled out of the building as fire crews battle to put out the fire. This is just days after a town council meeting on the horrible odors coming...
Gov. Murphy Announces Support for Full Fracking Ban
January 30, 2019
Governor Phil Murphy announced his support for a full fracking ban in the Delaware River Basin and issued a letter to the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) expressing his position that proposed rules should be amended to ban all fracking...
EPA Declares War on Clean Air With Rollback and Car Standards
January 21, 2019
The Trump administration says it has cut off negotiations with California officials over the future of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency rules for cars. The Trump Administration is also moving forward on “Safer Affordable...
Overprepared? Leads to Too Much Salt and Lead in Our Drinking Water
January 16, 2019
At a meeting in Jersey City today, Governor Murphy responded to criticisms of over brining our roads when there is no snow that he has no time for over-preparing critics. DOT’s salt overload however can temporarily turn freshwater bodies - from...
Audit Shows Out of Control Corporate Subsidies
January 9, 2019
Governor Murphy announced he will be capping some of New Jersey’s tax break credit programs for 2019. Murphy ordered an audit on the Economic Development Authority’s tax incentive programs worth almost $11 billion.
Offshore Wind Takes a Big Step Toward Reality
January 2, 2019
The Board of Public Utilities has received three applications for its solicitation for 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind. Orsted, a Danish offshore wind company, Equinor, a Norway-based energy company, and Atlantic Shores Offwind have submitted a bid...
DWQI Working to Protect Water Quality- DEP Must Follow
December 19, 2018
Today the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) will hold a meeting to discuss previous DWQI MCL Recommendations on PFNA and1,2,3-TCP – NJDEP MCL rule adoption and implementation b. PFOA and PFOS – status of DWQI recommendations. In September, DEP...
NJ Join’s Transportation Climate Initiative- Needs to Jumpstart on EV’s
December 18, 2018
New Jersey joined the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). TCI is a regional collaboration of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that focuses on these areas. Clean Vehicles and Fuels, Sustainable Communities,...
PennEast Gets Eminent Domain - Battle Continues
December 14, 2018
Federal court has granted PennEast the use of eminent domain to gain access to properties to do survey work. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the PennEast Pipeline...
Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of High Mountain Development
December 13, 2018
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that Bi-County Developers can develop property High Mountain in Oakland in the New Jersey Highlands. Despite being challenged by the Sierra Club and Highlands Coalition, the court’s decision found that both Bi-...