Press Releases

Two recent reports show that New Jersey had more bridges in need of repair in 2019 than in 2018, although the number of bridges in poor condition went down. According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association Bridge Report, New...

Continuing extensions and taking away public oversight with Executive Orders 122 and 127, on Saturday Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 136 that keeps siding with polluters and developers. The Executive Order extends Department of Environmental...

Governor Murphy announced on April 29 that he will sign an executive order to reopen state and county parks, as well as golf courses. The EO will take effect at sunrise on Saturday, May 2. Social distancing, he added will continue to be mandated.

A water main ruptured in Jersey City April 28, leaving most of the city - including Christ Hospital - without water. As water services are restored, Suez is advising residents to boil water for drinking, cooking, baking, making ice cubes, taking...

On April 23, the City of Lambertville held their Regularly Scheduled City Council Session via Zoom. They did not vote to endorse Ordinance Number 01-2020, which is the first part of a controversial two-part development proposal. However, they are...

Today [April 27] Governor Murphy held a press conference that unveiled The Road Back Plan, to re-open New Jersey from coronavirus quarantine. The plan included several steps: Sustained reductions in new cases, expanded testing, implementing robust...

Today [April 23], the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a loophole in the Clean Water Act supported by the Trump Administration was unlawful. The top court voted 6-3, with the majority ruling that the Clean Water Act forbids polluters from discharging...

Today environmental groups, activists, families, and more will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Although this landmark event will be different than any other due to the fact that people around the world are quarantined at home during the...

The DEP announced that NJ will invest $45 million to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. The $45 million will come from New Jersey’s $72.2 million share of the national Volkswagen settlement.

The American Lung Association released its 2020 State of the Air report showing New Jersey continues to have some of the most polluted air in the nation. Nine counties in New Jersey earned F’s for ground-level ozone pollution, also known as smog....