NJ environment

Fresh off the enactment of a ban on single-use plastic and paper bags, lawmakers seek to increase the recycled content in plastics such as drink bottles.

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law Friday a measure giving state regulators power to deny development permits to businesses whose operations pollute predominantly Black and other minority communities.

The Waterfront Alliance has created a task force call for better enforcement from the state to make sure waterfronts are open and publicly accessible throughout the state.

First Lady Tammy Murphy's initiative means students K-12 will learn about climate change in at least 7 content areas.

A plan to increase recycling of food waste in New Jersey, rather than send it to incinerators or landfills, took one step back and then one forward Thursday.

After a ban on plastic and paper bags and a bill promoting electric vehicles, environmental groups and lawmakers set ambitious goals for next session.

Even before a new climate change center at Rutgers gets off the ground, its proposed state funding has been shrunk by three-fourths.

New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone is co-sponsoring legislation to reinstate a tax he says will make polluters once again pay for cleanup of Superfund sites.

Local and environmental groups say New Jersey needs to be ready for a chemical spill if we get another Superstorm Sandy.

New Jersey on Friday sued a mix of companies and individuals over a half-dozen polluted sites across the state, mostly in poor and minority communities.