The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts. Grant recipients must use the…
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ECOS Member Spotlight: Shawn LaTourette
LaTourette of New Jersey Sets Sights on Climate Resilience and Environmental Equity What was your childhood dream job? Growing up, I would create a makeshift radio studio in my bedroom…
ECOS White Paper: Processes and Considerations for Setting State PFAS Standards, 2021 Update
In recent years, federal, state, and international authorities have established various health-based regulatory values and evaluation criteria for a number of specific per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in response to…
New Jersey Launches Enforcement Project to Halt Illegal Dumping
Spurred by community feedback from listening sessions hosted in environmental justice communities, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched a new initiative to support municipalities in combating…
New Jersey Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags and Other Disposable Products
Taking one of the nation’s strictest stances against single-use plastics, New Jersey will begin phasing in new prohibitions on the use of disposable bags and containers in all stores and…
New Jersey Calls for Dramatic Increase in Electrification and Renewables
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released a biennial report to state lawmakers assessing the state’s progress in meeting the 2006 legislative mandate to reduce emissions by 80%…
New Jersey Adopts New EJ Guidelines for State Agencies
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued new guidance under Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 23 that will help all state government agencies further incorporate environmental justice…
Landmark New Jersey EJ Bill Prescribes New Level of NJDEP Permit Review
The New Jersey state Legislature has passed the final version of a sweeping environmental justice bill requiring a new level of permit review by the New Jersey Department of Environmental…
Fifteen States and DC Sign MOU to Accelerate Bus and Truck Electrification
This week, 15 states and the District of Columbia signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate bus and truck electrification and eradicate diesel emissions by 2050. The signatories will collaborate…
New Jersey Report Predicts Significant Climate Change Impacts to State
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection recently released New Jersey’s Scientific Report on Climate Change. The report is the latest component of the state’s comprehensive strategy to both reduce…