Interior Dept. loosens offshore-drilling safety rules dating from Deepwater Horizon
CORAL DAVENPORT / NY TIMES - The Trump administration on Thursday made public its rollback of a major offshore-drilling safety regulation, significantly weakening [go to article]
Lawmakers want to know how much customers will pay to fund clean energy
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Legislators are beginning to worry about just how much it will cost utility customers to finance the Murphy administration’s ambitious clean-energy [go to article]
Will NJ allow construction of pipeline through Central Jersey and coast?
DINO FLAMMIA / NJ 101.5 - A final decision will soon be made on a proposed pipeline that would cut through Middlesex County and the Raritan Bay, and feature [go to article]
Jersey Shore gets a reprieve as Trump’s plan to expand offshore oil drilling hits...
JONATHAN D. SALANT / NJ.COM - President Donald Trump’s efforts to expand offshore oil drilling — including in the Atlantic Ocean off the Jersey Shore — faces delays [go to article]
New sense of urgency in state’s mission to reduce global warming
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - New Jersey needs to step up efforts to drive down greenhouse gas emissions, including weighing whether to incorporate the social costs [go to article]
Lawmakers hear about climate change and how to mitigate its effects
MICHAEL HILL / NJTV NEWS - A joint legislative committee heard the impact of climate change and ways to mitigate it from invited speakers. Board of Public Utilities [go to article]
Environmental allies of NJ governor say he should do more
MIKE CATALINI / AP / PHILLY.COM — New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy needs to do more to make good on promises to help the environment, a group of environmental groups [go to article]
Hoboken makes big pledge to battle climate change on Earth Day
ERIC KIEFER / PATCH.COM - In a moment of synchronicity, the City of Hoboken took a giant step towards fighting the effects of climate change on Earth Day 2019 [go to article]
Jersey City mayor, environmental activists call on state lawmakers to pass electric vehicle bill
AYA ELAMROUSSI / JERSEY JOURNAL - City officials joined environmental activists on Tuesday to call on state lawmakers to pass legislation promoting electric transportation [go to article]
Proposed N.J. DEP river and stream rules being analyzed by Hunterdon County
NJ.COM - Hunterdon County’s freeholders heard testimony at their April 16 meeting that new river and stream rules proposed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental [go to article]
