(Rich Hundley III/ NJ Governor’s Office)With election for governor’s successor this year, environmental advocates say 100% clean electricity target for 2035 needs to be made law
(Rich Hundley III/ NJ Governor’s Office)With election for governor’s successor this year, environmental advocates say 100% clean electricity target for 2035 needs to be made law
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)NJ congressman says he drafted executive order at request of President-elect Trump
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)During first term, Trump’s team undid or weakened hundreds of federal regulations on environment, energy and wildlife
(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via Grist)The president-elect has called climate change 'a hoax,' vowed to expand fossil fuel production and roll back environmental regulations
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Bipartisan bill under consideration in Congress would speed up electric transmission projects

The Legislature should ensure that by passing a 100% clean-electricity bill during this legislative session
(AP Photo/David Goldman, File)Ocean leases dumped by Danish developer Ørsted will be snapped up soon, offshore wind boosters predict

‘If we continue down the road of empty environmental rhetoric by legislative and executive leaders, it will be deadly’

Environmental coalition argued FERC ignored potential harms of Regional Energy Access Expansion project
(AP Photo/Eric Gay)Biden administration announces $250M grant to NJ and three other states to build charging stations for electric trucks
(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)Expansion of Atlantic Shores South is among trio of bids submitted to BPU
(AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)Bureau of Ocean Energy Management completes environmental impact analysis of Atlantic Shores South project
(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Not all FERC commissioners were on board, but clean-energy groups hailed the move

Countless residents endure debilitating illnesses stemming from the toxic cocktail we inhale daily
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)Industry appears ready to grow as NJ seeks more proposals for Jersey Shore
NJ Spotlight NewsWind energy push contentious for NJ shore towns
NJ Spotlight NewsGov. Murphy celebrates new solar farm that brings state’s solar output beyond five GW

Plus, more on Essex County's COVID-19 controversy
(AP Photo/Mel Evans)Approvals a complete reversal of past summer, when agency didn’t sign off on any solar projects that were deemed too expensive
