Jersey to Trump: If you’re banning oil drilling off Florida coast, ban it here...
JONATHAN D. SALANT / NJ.COM - If Florida's coasts are off-limits to oil drilling, so should the Jersey Shore, according to the entire 14-member Garden State [go to article]
Why has the DEP failed to rank NJ’s polluted sites?
NJTV NEWS - A decade ago the State Department of Environmental Protection agreed to rank its most contaminated sites to make sure the most toxic of them remained a state [go to article]
Three Republicans join climate change caucus
JOHN BOWDEN / THE HILL - Three House Republicans have joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers dedicated to addressing the threat posed by climate change [go to article]
Gov. Phil Murphy signs NJ beach smoking ban with $250 fine
MIKE DAVIS / APP.COM - Say goodbye to cigarette butts in the sand! Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed into law a revision [go to article]
N.J. enlists in fight against Trump to protect clean water
MICHAEL SOL WARREN / NJ.COM - The Garden State is going to court over the Trump administration's efforts to rollback Obama-era water protections [go to article]
Governor stresses unsafe lead levels in NJ water but offers no quick fixes
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Gov. Phil Murphy yesterday said it is time to focus on New Jersey’s aging water infrastructure, a problem most dramatically underscore [go to article]
Coalition gets antsy, urges rebate program for electric vehicles
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Hoping to jump-start the state’s efforts to electrify its transportation system, a coalition of organizations is urging [go to article]
NJ to join clean car initiative, as EPA eases fuel-economy standards
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - It looks like New Jersey is lining up with other states to fight the Trump administration over its steps to weaken tough rules [go to article]
Upgraded classifications for 750 miles of NJ’s rivers and streams
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - For the first time in more than a decade, the state is significantly upgrading protections for 749 miles of rivers and streams [go to article]
Where are NJ’s new chemical rules? Enviros accuse DEP of more foot-dragging on PFAS
JON HURDLE / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Environmentalists are urging state officials to speed up regulation of two toxic chemicals that have been recommended for tight new health limits [go to article]
