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Data center concerns unite NJ lawmakers as Congress weighs rules(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Energy & Environment

Data center concerns unite NJ lawmakers as Congress weighs rules

Secaucus spill and Vineland fine add to pile of worries, alongside energy costs, national security and lack of transparency

Benjamin J. Hulac | September 25, 2026
NJ regulators fine data center for gas generators that lack permits(NJ Spotlight News)
NJ regulators fine data center for gas generators that lack permits

Inspectors reviewing Vineland site found dozens of engines amid residents’ complaints about noise, air quality

Elise Young | September 23, 2026
Army Corps projects at risk as Congress drafts water policy bill (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Army Corps projects at risk as Congress drafts water policy bill 

Potential cancellation of projects is part of decision to “deauthorize” hundreds of Army Corps projects nationwide

Benjamin J. Hulac | September 21, 2026
Next steps in Passaic River cleanup includes sampling and ‘in-river’ construction(Genesis Obando/NJ Spotlight News)
Next steps in Passaic River cleanup includes sampling and ‘in-river’ construction

Remediation efforts center upon the 17-mile stretch of the Passaic that flows from Dundee Dam to Newark Bay

Benjamin J. Hulac | September 16, 2026
Empresa eléctrica cobró de más a clientes y violó ley fiscal, según auditoría(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Empresa eléctrica cobró de más a clientes y violó ley fiscal, según auditoría

Podrían haber reembolsos tras cinco años: documentos de Atlantic City Electric Co. muestran áreas de incumplimiento mientras las tarifas se disparaban

Benjamin J. Hulac | 15 de septiembre de 2026
NJ water customers may have 28-year wait for safety upgrades(Passaic Valley Water Commission)
NJ water customers may have 28-year wait for safety upgrades

Court proposal would shield Passaic Valley commission from liability if any customers get sick from supplies stored in open reservoirs

Benjamin J. Hulac | September 9, 2026
House votes to delay North Atlantic right whale protections(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
House votes to delay North Atlantic right whale protections

Fewer than 400 of the animals are believed to exist, and researchers say entanglements with fishing gear may wipe them out

Benjamin J. Hulac | September 4, 2026
How to save endangered NJ marsh from rising sea: Build it higher(Madeline Shaw/Inside Climate News)
How to save endangered NJ marsh from rising sea: Build it higher

When the Scotch Bonnet wetland started to vanish, researchers covered it in sand and soil -- and a delicate balance appears to be returning

Madeline Shaw | September 3, 2026
Power utility overbilled customers, erred on tax law, audit finds(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Power utility overbilled customers, erred on tax law, audit finds

Refunds potentially due after five years of Atlantic City Electric Co. documents show areas of noncompliance while rates soared

Benjamin J. Hulac | September 2, 2026
Operator of leaky pipeline blocked inspectors, regulator says(NJ Spotlight News)
Operator of leaky pipeline blocked inspectors, regulator says

Fuel conduit that cuts through New Jersey linked to hazard in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that went unconfirmed for years

Benjamin J. Hulac | August 26, 2026
Why ‘salt finger mixing’ draws Rutgers scientists to warming ocean(Courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute)
Why ‘salt finger mixing’ draws Rutgers scientists to warming ocean

Studying how phytoplanktons are affected when two types of water meet, and what may happen to the marine food chain

Joanna Gagis, Greg Shillinglaw | August 24, 2026
The aching human soul of Keyport’s feared cancer cluster(NJ.com/Andre Malok)
The aching human soul of Keyport’s feared cancer cluster

NJ.com reporter Karin Price Mueller shares the stories of residents under treatment for cancer as state evaluating water, soil at 16 sites

Joanna Gagis | August 18, 2026
How a question about water filters sparked a movement in Newark(Sarah F. Griffin/NJ Urban News)
How a question about water filters sparked a movement in Newark

After Anthony Diaz learned about elevated lead levels, he co-founded a nonprofit that advocates for safe supply -- and more

Sarah F. Griffin | August 10, 2026
Chemicals persistent in cancer-riddled area near Keyport landfill(NJ.com/Andre Malok)
Chemicals persistent in cancer-riddled area near Keyport landfill

Substances detected in water 16 years ago remain above acceptable levels, says journalist who helped break story

Joanna Gagis | July 30, 2026
Food parasite fear drives customers to trusted New Jersey farm(NJ Spotlight News)
Food parasite fear drives customers to trusted New Jersey farm

April's freeze caused millions of dollars in crop losses statewide. A bright spot amid smaller harvest: Local produce in demand

Joanna Gagis, Katie Crist | July 27, 2026
Fracking ban in Delaware River watershed survives GOP challengeJoseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images and Inside Climate News
Fracking ban in Delaware River watershed survives GOP challenge

Trump says natural gas necessary to address 'energy emergency,' while environmental advocates cite risk to 15 million people

Jon Hurdle, Inside Climate News | July 23, 2026
Op-Ed: Electric vehicles have a future, if NJ policy keeps up(AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Op-Ed: Electric vehicles have a future, if NJ policy keeps up

More chargers, more incentives for buyers could make us less dependent on energy grid and provide emergency back-up power

Pam Frank and Patty Cronheim | July 23, 2026
Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill(AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Towns use home rule to block data centers, a step beyond Sherrill

At least two dozen municipalities lean on a powerful Jersey tool to keep high-tech warehouses from draining water, power

Colleen O'Dea | July 21, 2026
Native American nonprofit training arborists to nurture environment(Native American Advancement Corp.)
Native American nonprofit training arborists to nurture environment

With funds to plant 1,200 trees, program intends to transform a struggling South Jersey city -- and pass the wisdom to residents

Maddie Rosenberg | July 10, 2026
Electricity bill credits, more ratepayer savings on way, Sherrill says(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Electricity bill credits, more ratepayer savings on way, Sherrill says

Governor signs bills that boosters say will shift costs to utilities and add power to grid under pressure from data centers

Colleen O'Dea | July 8, 2026
NJ company scores White House waiver on toxic air emissions(Jakec via Wikimedia Commons)
NJ company scores White House waiver on toxic air emissions

'Greatest day of deregulation' has benefits for industries seeking to duck rules on mercury, arsenic, chromium and other pollutants

Benjamin J. Hulac | July 8, 2026
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