Ed Potosnak Archives - New Jersey Globe

Former Trenton Water Works employee gets three years for falsifying water tests

September 18, 2026 5:45 pm

A former Trenton Water Works employee was sentenced to three years in state prison for failing to collect required water samples and then falsifying records to make it appear the testing had been done, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Friday....

DEP adds 22 Acres to Monmouth Battlefield State Park

August 28, 2026 2:36 pm

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has acquired 22 acres in Manalapan that soldiers may have used or crossed during the Battle of Monmouth, adding the historically significant property to Monmouth Battlefield State Park. The former strawberry farm, located...

Senate panel clears Potosnak to lead DEP

May 21, 2026 5:19 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously cleared the nomination of Ed Potosnak to be the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection on Thursday. In remarks before the committee, Potosnak said he would help the state make permitting more efficient, bolster...

Interims and actings as Sherrill’s new cabinet settles in

January 20, 2026 2:02 pmJanuary 21, 2026 8:52 am

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has named seven new cabinet members on an acting basis until the are confirmed by the New Jersey State Senate: Jennifer Davenport (Acting Attorney General); Shirley Emehelu (Acting State Comptroller); Ed Potosnak (Acting Commissioner of Environmental Protection);...

Environmental activist Ed Potosnak is Sherrill’s choice to lead DEP

January 16, 2026 2:02 pmJanuary 16, 2026 7:05 pm

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has picked Ed Potosnak, the head of one of the state’s largest grassroots environmental groups, to serve as Commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection. Potosnak has spent the last fourteen years as executive director of...

N.J. sues Trump administration over cancelled solar energy grants

October 16, 2025 2:34 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin joined a pair of lawsuits against the Trump administration this week, challenging the cancellation of $7 billion in grants to help families install solar panels who otherwise couldn’t have afforded it. Environmental Protection Agency...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

June 14, 2024 7:38 pmJune 17, 2024 9:59 am

New Jersey politicians have gotten through their primaries – and for most of them, that likely means they’re safe for re-election in the fall. But the work in Washington continues, with the House and Senate debating a major defense bill,...