Environment
Board taps New Jersey Farm Bureau vet to be new secretary of agriculture
The State Board of Agriculture tapped a longtime Farm Bureau official to head the department after predecessor's June retirement.
Newark finds more lead pipes, but officials say problem not widespread
State and Newark officials said leftover lead lines are not a citywide problem after finding lead in an additional nine homes since early February.
Lawmakers OK bills to ban new power plants, improve electric grid, divest from fuel companies
The Senate's environment committee considered proposals to facilitate New Jersey's goal of being 100% green energy by 2035.
Majority of N.J. residents not on board with state electric vehicle mandate, poll shows
Three months after the Murphy administration ordered all new cars sold in N.J. to be electric by 2035, a poll shows flagging public support.
Addressing waste justice in New Jersey
Collectively, we must rethink our approach to waste management to redesign our existing waste infrastructure, two environmental advocates write.
Assembly panel advances bill to revamp affordable housing in New Jersey
A bill to overhaul New Jersey's affordable housing system faces just a few more votes after it advanced in an Assembly committee Monday.
NJ Transit abandons controversial Kearny gas plant
The agency will recommit $503 million in plant funding to three other resiliency projects after finding the plant was financially unfeasible.
Major changes in federal flood insurance program urged by U.S. Senate panel
Congress has spent more than six years avoiding its responsibility to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.
Congestion pricing lawsuits get new judge after New York senator’s request
The senator urged the judge to recuse himself, charging his wife's links to Gov. Phil Murphy and his Bergen County residency presented a conflict of interest.
In New Jersey, we need to partner with business to fix climate change
Lawsuits by states and municipalities over climate change – which have been increasing in the U.S. since 2017 – are not an effective means of tackling the issue.
Governor Murphy vetoes bill to battle invasive plant species in New Jersey
Gov. Phil Murphy vetoed a bill to create a statewide strategy to fight invasive plants, irking advocates who have longed called for one.
Bill to allow N.J. utilities to use renewable gas stutters in committee
A bill that would allow New Jersey utilities to use renewable gas was pulled from a vote after environmentalists objected. Its fate is unclear.