Shawn LaTourette Archives - New Jersey Globe

Former DEP commissioner joins Greenberg Traurig environmental practice

May 14, 2026 3:48 pm

The law firm Greenberg Traurig hired former New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette to join its environmental practice, the firm announced Thursday. Greenberg Traurig announced LaTourette would join its New Jersey office as a shareholder. He had...

State will move forward on fracked gas power plant in Newark

July 18, 2024 12:00 pmJuly 18, 2024 8:28 pm

The Murphy administration will move forward on a controversial plan to build a new, $180 million fracked gas backup power plant along Newark Bay in the city’s Ironbound section despite strong opposition from local lawmakers and community organizations. Commissioner of...

Baraka says there is still lead in some water pipes after replacement

February 6, 2024 12:04 pmFebruary 6, 2024 10:57 pm

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka informed the Newark City Council this morning that a vendor replacing lead pipes might have left some lead in the pipe. Baraka made the revelation during a closed-door executive session, but microphones were inadvertently left on...

State has hundreds of good-paying summer jobs available

March 7, 2022 9:59 am

For New Jerseyans looking for mostly-outdoor summer jobs, the Department of Environmental Protection is hiring. Hundreds of seasonal jobs and year-round part time positions are available, including lifeguard jobs at Island Beach State Park and other state parks with water...

LaTourette sworn in

June 14, 2021 4:31 pm

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette was sworn in Monday. “I am deeply grateful for Governor Murphy’s environmental leadership and honored by his confidence, and that of the New Jersey Senate,” he said. “To lead the Department of Environmental...

LaTourette nomination clears Judiciary Committee

May 13, 2021 6:43 pmMay 14, 2021 10:38 am

Acting Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee in a near-unanimous vote after a series of exchanges between the nominee and State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Washington) Thursday. LaTourette, who has served in an acting...

Pallone to introduce bill banning offshore drilling on east coast

May 7, 2021 1:04 pmMay 8, 2021 2:30 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) is set to reintroduce a bill barring all offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean. “As the world transitions to a clean economy, there’s simply no logical reason to put our coastal communities...