Press Releases

Today the Senate Environment Committee released S336 (Singleton). The Clean Energy Equity Act, among other things, directs the establishment of certain clean energy, energy efficiency, and energy storage programs for overburdened communities and...

The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste released A1439(Kennedy). The bill requires each solid waste management district to develop a strategy in solid waste management plan to reduce food waste.

The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee released A1438(Coughlin). This bill would increase the maximum penalty for certain violations unofficially known as the "Asbestos Control and Licensing Act," from $25,000 to $100,000.

February 4th marks Rosa Parks’ birthday and is commemorated annually as Transit Equity Day, a day that recognizes the civil rights icon (along with many others) and advocates for public transit as a civil right.

Today the Senate Transportation Committee released S759 (Diegnan/Greenstein): The bill requires DEP to develop and implement electric school bus program; provides for $15 million in the first year and $15 million annually in subsequent two years to...

Today, the Sierra Club New Jersey Chapter testified at the NJDEP’s public hearing on its Control and Prohibition of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rule, which is part of the NJ Protecting Against Climate Threats (PACT) rulemaking process. This is supposed...

Holtec Decommission International was fined again by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Holtec agreed to pay a $50,000 fine after the plant’s armorer falsified documents at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Lacey Township.

Governor Murphy signed S1016(Smith)/ A2070(Calabrese) into law. The law restricts use of neonicotinoid pesticides. This law makes it the second state to prohibit neonic use in gardens (and other residential areas) and the first to prohibit them on...

Washington, D.C.—Today, three national advocacy organizations represented by Earthjustice, sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court, to force the agency to close illegal loopholes that let chemical plants and military bases...

Today, Governor Murphy signed the Recycled Content bill (S2515/A4676) into law. The law establishes post-consumer recycled content requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and plastic trash bags;...