Law that would put 5-cent fee on plastic, paper bags up in air as...
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - It was only a single line-item veto in a $37.4 billion state budget, but it has fueled speculation over the fate of a controversial bill [go to article]
New flood control systems could make New Jersey town too pricey for current residents
ROBERT BENINCASA / NPR - As part of NPR's investigation into inequities in federal disaster aid, we are visiting Bound Brook, N.J. It has a new taxpayer-funded flood [go to article]
Cheers – and some caution – for reclassification of NJ’s rivers and streams
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The state’s plan to upgrade hundreds of miles of New Jersey’s rivers and streams with new protections to preserve water quality [go to article]
Another chance for plastic, paper bag ban?
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - A last-ditch bid to salvage a proposed statewide ban on single-use plastic and paper bags, as well as other plastics, inched forward [go to article]
Banning balloon releases? Up, up, away and a $500 fine, please
DINO FLAMMIA / NJ 101.5 - This Monmouth County city could become the latest along the Jersey Shore to ban the intentional release of balloons into the air [go to article]
State strategic plan looks to boost energy efficiency, cut customer costs
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - A draft four-year strategic plan for New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program suggests enhancements in how it operates will significantly increase [go to article]
Draft energy master plan maps NJ’s journey to clean and green 2050
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The Murphy administration yesterday unveiled its draft Energy Master Plan, a long-awaited roadmap detailing how the state [go to article]
Governor’s signature on key energy bills puts cap on last legislative session
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - In moves that could boost New Jersey’s solar sector and offshore wind industry, Gov. Phil Murphy yesterday signed [go to article]
Deciding the fate of environmental settlement funds
MICHELLE BRUNETTI POST / PRESS OF ATLANTIC CITY - In a state with severe budget problems, should money from environmental settlements [go to article]
Pallone promises to hit the ground running with climate change hearings next session
LEAH MISHKIN / NJTV NEWS - A battle is brewing over environmental policy. In the face of multiple scientific studies concluding climate change is a growing threat [go to article]