By Carolyn Griffin | Published February 3, 2021 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | Tagged Tags: Environmental justice, Environmental racism | Comments Off on New Jersey’s new Environmental Justice Law seeks to hold emitters accountable and protect overburdened communities
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⟨ New Jersey’s new Environmental Justice Law seeks to hold emitters accountable and protect overburdened communities
New Jersey lawmakers made history in 2020 by passing novel environmental justice legislation. Known as “New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law,” the statute seeks to protect communities who have disproportionately borne the burdens of environmental and public health risks due to exposure to pollution emissions and other environmental contaminants. N.J.S.A. § 13:1D-157 et seq. The Law Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey sues federal government over drinking water contamination allegedly caused by military base operations
On January 14, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) brought suit against the federal government under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.) and New Jersey’s Safe Drinking Water Act (N.J.S.A. §§ 58:12A-1 et seq.). The complaint alleges that contamination stemming from the use of aqueous film-forming Read More
Read MoreUnderground storage tank leaks may lead to development delays and costly clean-ups
Earlier this month, multiple sources reported an oil leak at a redevelopment site in Haddonfield, New Jersey. According to the Borough of Haddonfield’s press release dated January 6, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) conducted a site visit to a property that is currently in the process of redevelopment. The NJDEP informed Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Court of Appeals rules in favor of DEP’s ability to create public beach access over private property
In an April 2020 decision of a matter comprised of 63 consolidated cases, the New Jersey Court of Appeals affirmed that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has a right to conduct a regulatory taking of individuals’ private property for certain federally funded projects. State v. 1 Howe St. Bay Head, LLC, 463 Read More
Read MoreChanges to expect in environmental regulation with the incoming administration
President-elect Joe Biden ran on a platform that highlighted climate change and environmental regulation as national priorities. His plans state the intention to take the necessary steps to decrease our country’s emissions and in doing so prosecute anti-pollution cases more often and more severely. The team of environmental nominees he has assembled so far seems Read More
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