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New Jersey has ambitious goals for emission reductions

By | Published March 1, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, New Jersey Environmental Laws | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey has ambitious goals for emission reductions

New Jersey’s Global Warming Response Act (“GWRA”) calls for New Jersey to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions by 80% from their 2006 levels by 2050. In January 2020, Governor Murphy presented New Jersey’s latest Energy Master Plan (“EMP”) as the roadmap to achieving this goal. The EMP outlines seven strategies the state will use in Read More

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San Diego Receives Federal Funding to Fight Mexican Sewage

By | Published February 23, 2021 | Posted in Environmental Issues | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on San Diego Receives Federal Funding to Fight Mexican Sewage

San Diego has just received substantial federal funding from the EPA to address a chronic problem: raw sewage coming from Tijuana Mexico. That sewage has been migrating over the border for many years, wreaking havoc on various Southern California beach communities. The American beaches were often subjected to raw sewage that smelled badly. For many Read More

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New Jersey Supreme Court rules for NJ Transit in insurance claim for damages due to Superstorm Sandy

By | Published February 22, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Environmental Cleanup Cost Recovery, Environmental Litigation, Insurance Recovery | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on New Jersey Supreme Court rules for NJ Transit in insurance claim for damages due to Superstorm Sandy

A New Jersey Supreme Court opinion issued on January 27, 2021 affirmed an Appellate Division decision in favor of NJ Transit over its insurers. In 2012, when Superstorm Sandy hit the New Jersey coastline, NJ Transit was covered by a $400 million property insurance plan through eleven different insurers. After Sandy damaged large amounts of Read More

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New York and New Jersey lawmakers make attempts to combat increasing recycling problem

By | Published February 22, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Environmental Issues | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on New York and New Jersey lawmakers make attempts to combat increasing recycling problem

New York and New Jersey have recently been making legislative efforts to find a solution to their share of the United States’ increasing recycling problem. In January 2018, China halted imports of most plastics as well as other materials intended to be recycled in Chinese facilities. This has caused a recycling and waste buildup crisis Read More

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Lawsuit filed over Florida’s wetlands delegation

By | Published February 8, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Wetlands | Tagged Tags: , , , , | Comments Off on Lawsuit filed over Florida’s wetlands delegation

Several environment organizations have filed suit challenging the EPA’s relinquishment of control over wetlands in Florida. Many have criticized the manner in which Florida has historically regulated wetlands alleging that the regulation has been shotty resulting in the destruction of many protected wetlands. Control was relinquished by the federal government during the last month of Read More

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Not in my backyard – cell tower oppositions are becoming increasingly common across New Jersey

By | Published February 3, 2021 | Posted in New Jersey Environmental Laws | Tagged Tags: , , | Comments Off on Not in my backyard – cell tower oppositions are becoming increasingly common across New Jersey

In recent years across the state of New Jersey, residents have attempted to persuade their municipal zoning, planning, and land use boards to block new cell towers and cell tower additions. Despite their best efforts, on appeals of these board decisions, New Jersey courts have tended to side with those proposing to create the structures. Read More

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New Jersey’s new Environmental Justice Law seeks to hold emitters accountable and protect overburdened communities

By | Published February 3, 2021 | Posted in Environmental Litigation, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | Tagged Tags: , | Comments Off on 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

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Polluted drinking water case settled in Newark, NJ

By | Published January 27, 2021 | Posted in Drinking Water, Environmental Issues | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Polluted drinking water case settled in Newark, NJ

Yesterday a federal District Court Judge signed an Order ending a lawsuit against the City of Newark relating to lead in its drinking water. The lawsuit had been filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Newark Education Workers Caucus, alleging violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act for allowing Newark residents and workers Read More

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New Jersey sues federal government over drinking water contamination allegedly caused by military base operations

By | Published January 27, 2021 | Posted in Drinking Water | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on New 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

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Underground storage tank leaks may lead to development delays and costly clean-ups

By | Published January 26, 2021 | Posted in Environmental & Natural Resources, Environmental Issues | Tagged Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Underground 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

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    Bucks County Herald, January 4, 2024

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    NJ.com Jul 26, 2017

    CRANFORD -- A couple that owned a businesses in town and became sick from leaking underground tanks owned by an adjacent business can sue the township for damages because the tanks were partially ...

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  • Dark Waters: How a Class Action Catapulted NJ to Forefront of 'Forever Chemicals' Battle

    NJ Law Journal Jan 09, 2020

    As property owners become increasingly aware of PFAS contamination, and as individuals exposed to PFAS learn of the health risks associated with exposure, liability will likely affect entire supply chains.

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