Advocates say facility would sit in one of the most polluted areas of NJ

Ironbound group leads pressure on Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission to abandon plan

The agency says it's redirecting federal funds to other resiliency efforts

Law was signed by Gov. Murphy on Sept. 18, 2020

Many have found that FEMA aid only goes so far

Newark’s Guaranteed Income pilot program promises $6,000 a year, paid over two years, to 30 residents -- no strings attached. Recipients must be at least ...

Today, elected officials, and environmental activists were engaging in virtual rallies and press conferences, urging states like New Jersey and New York to get on ...

Get to know Maria Lopez-Nuñez in this presentation from the American Cities Rebuilding conference.

With many residents out of work for months and behind on the rent, there are calls for additional state intervention

Beyond the rising rents, a lot of people said they fear that the tight-knit, largely immigrant community of the Ironbound will be gentrified by suitcases ...

Grewal declares a "new day" in environmental justice.

A superior court judge has sided with Newark's police union by denying the city's civilian complaint review board the ability to recommend discipline for officers.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is sending dollars from pollution settlements back into the community to build up the waterfront around the Lower ...

A holiday rush to pass measures on salary hikes and outside income for the state's top tier. Could one of them torpedo your newspaper? A ...

To clean up a Superfund site along the Passaic River, the EPA secured a $165 million settlement with Occidental Chemical. The agency believes that will ...

Prepare to kiss cheap Jersey gas goodbye. Lawmakers vote to raise the gas tax to pay for road and bridge repairs. Tough talk to dissolve ...

One in four Newark children have asthma, three times the state average. Residents attribute that high rate to the large amount of truck traffic going ...

The Jersey primary is on. Trump names Chris Christie chief of his transition team, once Trump wins the presidency. Bernie Sanders campaigns in Atlantic City ...

The EPA announced it will get dozens of companies to pay $1.4 billion to clean up toxic waste they dumped into the lower eight miles ...

It's one of the costliest Superfund cleanups in history. Polluters must pay more than $1 billion to dredge the Passaic River mud poisoned by mercury, ...