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- NJ’s combined sewer problem needs fixing, but who’s going to pay?by jgattuso on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:30 pm
RAVEN SANTANA / NJTV NEWS - New Jersey’s oldest cities are saddled with 19th century water and sewer lines and finding even the latest updates [go to video]
- NJ lawmakers renew debate over banning single-use shopping bagsby jgattuso on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:28 pm
DAVID LEVINSKY / BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES - Is a thicker plastic shopping bag preferable to a thin one? That was a question posed to New Jersey lawmakers [go to article]
- Federal regulator supports gas pipeline builder in appeal to SCOTUSby jgattuso on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:25 pm
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - In a step viewed as bolstering the PennEast natural gas pipeline, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday [go to article]
- New Jersey says new chemical plant rules endanger communitiesby jgattuso on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:18 pm
BLAKE NELSON / NJ.COM - New Jersey has joined a coalition of states suing the federal government over a rule change they say will make communities more vulnerable [go to article]
- EPA unveils $3.4M plan to treat toxic groundwater near Wanaque Reservoir in Ringwoodby jgattuso on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:09 pm
SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a $3.4 million plan on Thursday to reduce toxic chemicals [go to article]
- Opinion: Nice job Trenton! Now, we need actual laws to protect our climate, ourselves, environmental group saysby jgattuso on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 1:29 pm
ED POTOSNAK / STAR-LEDGER - In the face of an unprecedented array of environmental crises, New Jersey has become a national example [go to article]
- New Jersey takes first step toward reducing greenhouse gases under Murphy energy planby jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:40 pm
SCOTT FALLON / NORTHJERSEY.COM - Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his much-anticipated energy master plan on Monday, echoing his prior calls to drastically reduce [go to article]
- With 130-mile coast, New Jersey marks a first in climate change fightby jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:35 pm
TRACEY TULLY / NY TIMES - New Jersey will become the first state to require that builders take into account the impact of climate change, including rising sea levels [go to article]
- Editorial: Phil Murphy lays out a clean-energy road mapby jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:30 pm
NORTHJERSEY.COM - Dating back to his days on the campaign trail in 2017, Gov. Phil Murphy has attempted to portray himself as the state’s first truly “green governor” [go to article]
- Senate panel advances bills on lead service lines, water infrastructure upgradesby jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:23 pm
JON HURDLE / NJ SPOTLIGHT - A Senate panel approved five bills designed to advance state efforts to reduce the public’s exposure to lead in drinking water [go to article]
- Poor air quality is all too frequent occurrence for more than 100M Americansby jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:20 pm
TOM JOHNSON / NJ SPOTLIGHT - More than 100 million Americans suffered through at least 100 days of poor air quality during 2018, according to a new report [go to article]
- Opinion: We can’t trust Trump to update a critical environmental law, professors sayby jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:15 pm
STUART SHAPIRO and MICHAEL GREENBERG / STAR-LEDGER - Earlier this month, the Trump Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality proposed changes [go to article]
- Climate change could shrink more than half of all wine regions. What will it mean for Pa., N.J. wineries?by jgattuso on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 1:00 pm
FRANK KUMMER / PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER - Never heard of mourvedre? You might want to develop a taste for the rustic, full-bodied red wine because it could [go to article]