Despite urging from feds, NJ has not asked for Hackensack River Superfund status
JAMES M. O'NEILL / NORTHJERSEY.COM - When Bill Sheehan, the Hackensack Riverkeeper, petitioned federal officials to declare the dangerously contaminated Hackensack River [go to article]
Watchdog to investigate flood risks to Superfund sites
MICHAEL BIESECKER and JASON DEAREN / AP / NJ HERALD - A federal government watchdog agency will investigate the threats from flooding [go to article]
More than 300 toxic Superfund sites threatened by climate change
WEATHER CHANNEL / AP - Nearly 2 million people in the U.S. live within a mile of 327 Superfund sites in areas prone to flooding or vulnerable to sea-level rise [go to article]
NJ puts new rule in place to limit air pollution from soot
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The state yesterday adopted a rule that aims to keep New Jersey in compliance with [go to article]
As gas companies prepare pollution settlements, New Jersey voters limit how they can be...
DANIEL C. VOCK / GOVERNING - New Jersey is likely on the cusp of receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from companies [go to article]
Voters have chance to dedicate polluter’s dollars to environmental clean up
STEVE LENOX / TAP INTO PLAINFIELD - While the New Jersey governor’s race may be the marquee statewide matchup on the November 7th ballot [go to article]
Editorial: Clean air and water should be a civil right
TIMES OF TRENTON - If we needed any more evidence that the Trump Administration is hell bent on reversing long-fought gains [go to article]
Opinion: Environmental justice is key aspect of climate-change policy
NICKY SHEATS / NJ SPOTLIGHT - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has produced evidence that suggests [go to article]
Environmental justice: The new civil rights?
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - Calling it the civil rights issue of their time, environmental justice advocates yesterday [go to article]
Booker bill takes aim at environmental injustices
DAVID CRUZ / NJTV NEWS - In the shadow of Route 280, which cuts across Newark like an ugly scar [go to article]
