Objects that look like rocks have tested positive for lead

State officials say land is ready for construction, environmentalists say more remediation needed

Using advocacy and legislation to encourage environmentally friendly behaviors

A recent study from Rutgers University suggests sea levels over the previous century have risen at a faster rate than ever.

On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone came to Keyport along the Raritan Bay to tout legislation he’s sponsoring that would make federal grants available to ...

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is narrowing down design plans to protect the shoreline from future coastal storm devastation, and almost all include massive ...

The state DEP is coy about plans for marina expansion on the south side of Liberty State Park.

Three months after the EPA announced the price tag for cleaning up a Superfund site in Newark, the company that bought polluter Diamond Alkali went ...

The Passaic River's poisoned. Could the guilty corporations be using federal bankruptcy laws to get out of paying for the cleanup? With anti-pollution regulations under ...

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 ...

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, ...

In the pennies on the dollar Exxon deal the judge calls it reasonable. Critics threaten to appeal, concerned not enough money will actually be spent ...

After months of litigation, a judge ruled that the $225 million dollar Exxon settlement is fair despite the $8.9 billion originally requested from the state.

Stocks have tanked and the global slide could end a sustained six-year-long market rally. Expect to have your bag checked at the movies. Increasing gun ...

When heavy rains occur, excess water combines with waste and flows into our waterways.

The battle over the future of Liberty State Park. Environmentalists are wary over who will decide what kind of development the Christie administration will allow ...

Even though officials passed a law granting the NJDEP final say over development at Liberty State Park, advocates say keeping the Meadowlands Commission involved is ...

The full scope of Exxon contamination. A change to Greek life. Rutgers bans on-campus parties. Shopping for property tax credits in Ocean. And Princeton hosts ...