Tag: NJDEP

KEYPORT – During the 1980s, kids from Third Street and beyond would race their bikes to the water’s edge, skip rocks where Chingarora Creek meets the Raritan Bay, and think nothing of the Aeromarine landfill at the end of Walnut Street.

ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS – With Sandy Hook Bay and the New York City skyline as a backdrop, Clean Ocean Action led a coalition of nonprofit organizations in a press conference March 25 to voice continued opposition to the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline.

FAIR HAVEN – The borough has applied for a 2026 state Green Acres grant to transform the long abandoned waterfront lot at 21 Fair Haven Road into a community gathering place.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) first declared a Drought Watch Oct. 17, following months of significantly below-average rainfall.

After decades of work restoring birds of prey populations, state officials believe osprey and bald eagles have made a comeback in the Garden State.

Officials introduced the township’s 2024 budget, reflecting increased operating costs, new state mandates and more costs to fight builder’s remedy lawsuits.

Last week the federal government codified the first national drinking water standard to protect millions from forever chemicals. Water suppliers like New Jersey American Water (NJAW) must now grapple with stricter testing and treatment guidelines to reduce these harmful chemicals.

The Highlands Borough Council is taking steps to mitigate the environmental impact of climate change on its residents.

Borough officials have until May 1 to pass a far-reaching tree removal ordinance that would set procedures for maintaining the town’s canopy and punishments for those who skirt the rules.

A resolution added last minute to the borough council’s meeting agenda to add the Red Bank Senior Center property to the state’s Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI) passed with a majority vote.