Environment
Danish firm pays New Jersey $125M over wind farm withdrawal
New Jersey reached a settlement with Ørsted months after it pulled plans for two 1,100 megawatt wind farms, citing financial conditions.
Lawmakers’ push to protect workers from excessive heat criticized by business groups
At least 436 people died from heat exposure between 2011 and 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. House votes to kill BLM rule, delist gray wolf, end Boundary Waters mining limits
The U.S. House passed bills on natural resources and land management showing Republican dissatisfaction with Democrats' conservation approach.
New Jersey snags mixed results in annual snapshot of air pollution
Newark-NYC and Bergen and Morris counties have the most ozone-polluted air in New Jersey, the American Lung Association found.
Experts tell lawmakers about harmful effects of microplastics
One expert cited a link between the creation of plastic and dramatically declining fertility rates and sperm counts.
Critic of New York’s congestion pricing plan dismisses vague funding promise as ‘crumbs’
The MTA chief's promise that New Jersey would get "its share" of $1B in new congestion pricing tolls is "throwing crumbs," critic says.
Lawmakers hope to use this emerging climate science to charge oil companies for disasters
Scientists are working to measure how specific companies, such as Exxon Mobil or Shell, have contributed to climate change through their historic greenhouse gas emissions.
EPA to formally regulate PFAS in drinking water for the first time
The new standards will reduce PFAS exposure for roughly 100 million people, prevent thousands of deaths, and reduce tens of thousands of serious illnesses.
‘Valuable and largely overlooked:’ Interest in virtual power plants grows
Virtual power plants pay users who install solar panels or battery storage systems so stored electricity can help balance flows on the electric grid.
After a long slog, climate change lawsuits will finally put Big Oil on trial
There are at least 32 cases filed by state attorneys general, cities, counties and tribal nations against companies including Exxon Mobil, BP and Shell.
Lawmakers eye making death more environmental through human composting
Two lawmakers want New Jersey to become the eighth state to legalize human composting as an antidote to polluting burials and cremation.
Gov. Murphy signs gas tax hike, electric vehicle fee into law
The law is a commitment to New Jerseyans and tens of thousands of businesses that the state values transportation, Assembly Speaker Coughlin said.