Ed Potosnak Archives - New Jersey Globe

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,...

Pascrell, League of Conservation Voters join the Andy Kim train

March 26, 2024 12:08 pmMarch 26, 2024 4:46 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown), now the strong frontrunner in the 2024 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, has picked up two more notable endorsements: Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) and the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Action Fund. Pascrell, like most of...

Clean Water Campaign pushes for more water infrastructure spending with new poll

April 20, 2023 11:41 amApril 20, 2023 12:49 pm

The Clean Water, Healthy Families, Good Jobs Campaign, continuing its fight for more water infrastructure spending in this year’s state budget, released a new poll this morning that the campaign says demonstrates the broad support for water infrastructure in New...