Press Releases

Today, Attorney General Grewal, DEP Commissioner McCabe, and Acting Division of Consumer Affairs Director Paul Rodríguez announced a suit against 3M, DuPont, and others for manufacturing or selling toxic chemicals in firefighting foam product. These...

Today, Governor Murphy signed the beach access bill into law. The public beach access law, S1074(Smith) provides for protection of public right of access to certain public trust lands. However, there were last minute amendments added to the bill...

Just yesterday, Maine became the first state in the nation to ban Styrofoam food containers. The new legislation also prohibits the use of plastic straws in state facilities. Maine is also moving on a bill to ban plastic bags. In March, New York...

B.L. England, the last coal powered plant in New Jersey, is set to stop operations on Wednesday after more than 50 years of burning fossil fuels. Employees are still working to dismantle the plant. The New Jersey Sierra Club has been trying to close...

Falls Township officials will held a special meeting relating to the proposed Elcon hazardous waste treatment facility. The special meeting is expected to lead to the Supervisors considering the controversial land development application. Elcon has...

The NJDEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe testified today before the Assembly Budget Committee on the Governor Murphy’s proposed budget FY2020. The DEP budget has been cut by 17.8% in the spending plan and operations by 10%. Topics during the hearing...

Late Friday night, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by President Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in 120 million acres of the Arctic Ocean and parts of the North Atlantic coast was unlawful. The decision, by...

Today, Attorney General Grewal and DEP Commissioner McCabe have announced multiple enforcement actions targeting 4 DuPont Sites in Pompton Lakes, Gloucester County, Pennsville, and Sayreville. They also will go after Natural Resource Damages.

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee held a public hearing today on Gov. Murphy’s proposed budget FY2020. The DEP budget has been cut by 17.8% in the spending plan and operations by 10%.

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner announced it will designate 749 miles of rivers and streams as Category One waterways, marking the first time in more than a decade that the state has designated waterways to this high level of...