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Murphy announces further expansion of electric vehicle initiatives, with a caveat

July 25, 2022 3:19 pmJuly 25, 2022 3:20 pm

From a podium in Asbury Park, Gov. Phil Murphy announced today the continuation of the Charge Up New Jersey electric vehicle (EV) incentive program and the launch of a new residential charger program, two steps that he said help New...

Stack will introduce legislation protecting Caven Point

June 28, 2022 4:57 pm

State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City), whose bill establishing a Liberty State Park Design Task Force was approved in committee yesterday, said today that he’ll introduce future legislation protecting Caven Point, a nature reserve that environmental groups fear has been...

Assembly committee clears cardboard box regulations over Republican, business objections

May 16, 2022 4:26 pm

The Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee today approved Assemblyman John McKeon (D-West Orange)’s bill to ban large retailers from shipping products in boxes more than twice the volume of the product, but not before a number of business group...

Murphy’s Irish trip concludes with clean energy panel, pint of Murphy’s

April 26, 2022 4:08 pmMay 5, 2022 6:16 pm

CORK – Gov. Phil Murphy’s economic development trip to Ireland ended this afternoon with one last flurry of events, including a tour of University College Cork, a panel on wind energy hosted by energy company Ørsted, and a final toast...

Governor unveils deal with Irish company Applegreen for new Glen Rock headquarters

April 25, 2022 8:09 amApril 25, 2022 4:50 pm

DUBLIN – Gov. Phil Murphy announced today that Applegreen, a Dublin-based company that operates highway service plazas in Europe and the United States, has chosen Glen Rock as the new location for its U.S. headquarters. The governor said that the...

Monmouth poll finds sturdy support for plastic bag ban, with some caveats

April 19, 2022 11:00 amApril 29, 2022 12:39 pm

A Monmouth University poll released today finds that New Jerseyans are broadly supportive of the state’s imminent ban on single-use plastic bags, but some components of the new law are poorly understood or subject to disagreement. Press play to hear...

Climate coalition sues Department of Environmental Protection for rejecting petition

January 20, 2022 10:44 am

The climate-focused coalition Empower NJ today announced that they are suing the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) after the DEP rejected a petition last month demanding the department adopt rules reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 2006 levels by...