(Cahill Contractors, courtesy MidPen Housing)Additional funding for more DEP staff holds promise to reduce a source of aggravation for business groups and environmentalists alike
(Cahill Contractors, courtesy MidPen Housing)Additional funding for more DEP staff holds promise to reduce a source of aggravation for business groups and environmentalists alike
(Photo courtesy of the Cohanzick Nature Reserve via South Jersey Climate News)How local Native groups preserve cultural traditions in the face of climate change and state regulatory action
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, file)Trump and Republicans back reliance on brain-damaging lead, which the U.S. banned in paint, gasoline to decrease presence in environment
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)Mayors and lawmakers unite in attempt to dismantle NJ building policy that's stricter than federal government's
AP Photo/Matt RourkeAll departmental nominees must be confirmed by the Senate, a process likely to take several months

LaTourette confirmed he will leave office when Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill is sworn in next week
(NJ Spotlight News)The law, signed in 2020, aims to keep pollution out of low-income areas and communities of color
(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)J&J, Honeywell, and real estate companies were also named for their roles as later owners of the contaminated site
(NJ Spotlight News)Improvement are the latest step in Newark's push to clean up its drinking water

Congressman recently met with several Jersey Shore mayors to talk about beach replenishment projects
(Emma Lee/WHYY)Environmental regulators denied a request for a hearing on a key permit

DuPont, Chemours sued by state over PFAS pollution at Salem County site

(NJ Spotlight News)The aim of the ‘Five Mile Island’ project is to protect beaches affected by erosion
(Ted Goldberg/NJ Spotlight News)Company's waterfront scrapyard previously caught fire in 2022, been fined by the DEP multiple times
(Ted Goldberg/NJ Spotlight News)NJ Wildfire SMART aims to pool information from different state agencies
NJ Department of Environmental ProtectionState officials say safety, emergency response and sensitive habitats will benefit
(NJ Spotlight News)The city will drop its lawsuit, while the state will rescind a $12 million fine over unauthorized beach replenishment

Interview: Shawn LaTourette, NJ Department of Environmental Protection commissioner

Light rainfall at weekend did little to ease bone-dry conditions