Press Releases

At a meeting in Jersey City today, Governor Murphy responded to criticisms of over brining our roads when there is no snow that he has no time for over-preparing critics. DOT’s salt overload however can temporarily turn freshwater bodies - from...

Governor Murphy announced he will be capping some of New Jersey’s tax break credit programs for 2019. Murphy ordered an audit on the Economic Development Authority’s tax incentive programs worth almost $11 billion.

The Board of Public Utilities has received three applications for its solicitation for 1,100 megawatts of offshore wind. Orsted, a Danish offshore wind company, Equinor, a Norway-based energy company, and Atlantic Shores Offwind have submitted a bid...

Today the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) will hold a meeting to discuss previous DWQI MCL Recommendations on PFNA and1,2,3-TCP – NJDEP MCL rule adoption and implementation b. PFOA and PFOS – status of DWQI recommendations. In September, DEP...

New Jersey joined the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI). TCI is a regional collaboration of 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia that focuses on these areas. Clean Vehicles and Fuels, Sustainable Communities,...

Federal court has granted PennEast the use of eminent domain to gain access to properties to do survey work. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the PennEast Pipeline...

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that Bi-County Developers can develop property High Mountain in Oakland in the New Jersey Highlands. Despite being challenged by the Sierra Club and Highlands Coalition, the court’s decision found that both Bi-...

Today the Trump Administration proposed to weaken a major Obama-Era Rule Protecting Drinking Water for 117 million people. The Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule was designed to limit pollution in most of the nation's large bodies of water in...

The New Jersey Sierra Club and other environmental groups are urging the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) for a complete ban on fracking including the dumping of fracking waste. Over 100,000 petitions have been collected calling on the DRBC...

The Trump administration is expected to put forth a proposal on Tuesday that would significantly weaken a major Obama-Era Rule Protecting Drinking Water For 117 million people. The Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule was designed to limit...