NJ environment

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.

Recycling is getting more complicated, and t's costing Jersey towns and taxpayers money.

Raritan Valley Community College is being recognized as a national leader in environmental sustainability.

Out of 56 states and territories regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, New Jersey ranks 12th-worst for toxic releases.

A new report finds a severe weather event could trigger a toxic disaster in the Garden State