Press Releases

Assemblyman James Kennedy will take over as chair of the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee immediately. He was previously vice chair, succeeding Assemblywoman Pinkin who left the legislature to be Middlesex County Clerk. The NJ Sierra...

Today, the Senate and Assembly passed S3230 (Greenstein)/A5115 (Moriarty). The bill appropriates $30.387 million from constitutionally dedicated corporate business tax (CBT) revenues to DEP for State acquisition of lands for recreation and...

Today, S3229 (Codey) / A5114 (DeAngelo) passed the Senate and Assembly today. The bill appropriates $37.16 million from constitutionally dedicated corporate business tax (CBT) revenues for recreation and conservation purposes to DEP for State...

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection has released a Framework of Potential Amendments to Land Resource Protection Rules as part of NJ Protecting Against Climate Threats (NJ PACT). The rules are expected to be formally proposed this spring....

The Senate and Assembly have both passed A4 (Pintor Marin) / S3295 (Ruiz). The “New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020” provides for administration of programs and policies related to jobs, property development, community partnerships, small and...

The Assembly Appropriations Committee and Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee have both released S3295 (Ruiz) / A4 (Pintor Marin). The “New Jersey Economic Recovery Act of 2020” provides for administration of programs and policies related to...

West Windsor Township in Mercer County has reached a settlement agreement with Atlantic Realty Development Corporation regarding the former Howard Hughes property. The 653-acre undeveloped property is located at Route 1 and Quakerbridge Road....

The December portion of New Jersey’s Black Bear Hunt started today. The firearm segment will end December 12th unless it is extended to the 19th. The first segment of the 2020 New Jersey Bear Hunt has killed 336 bears. In Sussex county, a total of...

A whistle-blower lawsuit filed against New York Waterway by two employees has been unsealed, according to a New York Times article published today. The lawsuit claims that NY Waterway illegally dumped raw sewage, oil, fuel, coolant, and other...

The COO of NJNG, Mr. Westhoven made a statement in their quarterly report that his company had lost confidence in any ability to forecast an outcome for the PennEast project. Stating, “NJR remains committed to the PennEast project, but we're...