pollution

Polluters in New Jersey won't have to wait for an environmental review and remediation action to be completed before they can file court claims to get others to share in the cleanup, New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled in a decision released Monday.

New Jersey's waterways continue to act as a dumping ground for polluters, according to a new report from Environment New Jersey.

Both of New Jersey's United States Senators are stressing the importance of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program.

New Jersey environmentalists are applauding a plan by the Obama administration to curb pollutants blamed for global warming by cutting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by nearly a third over the next 15 years.

Environmental advocates are concerned over the increased presence of a certain type of plastic on our beaches and in our oceans that could be damaging the food chain.

A distinctive sound of summer at the Jersey shore -- the roar of a low-flying helicopter above the surf as it looked for pollution -- won't be heard anymore.

A new American Lung Association report reveals that the air in New Jersey is cleaner when it comes to particle or soot pollution, but the Garden State has some of the worst ozone pollution in the nation.

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled the Christie administration improperly repealed regulations that cut power plant pollution.

Mayors from 10 U.S. cities took aim at their skylines Wednesday, pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their buildings.

Using ratepayer money to build new power plants is unconstitutional. That’s how one of NJ’s top environmentalists interprets a U.S. District Court ruling.