By Carolyn Griffin | Published April 27, 2021 | Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Tags: Climate Change, climate change relating to agricultural production, federal litigation relating to climate change, impacts of climate change, New Jersey climate change, New Jersey litigation relating to climate change | Comments Off on Climate Stewardship Act seeks to empower agriculture workers to transition to more sustainable practices
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Climate Stewardship Act seeks to empower agriculture workers to transition to more sustainable practices
Just last week, NJ’s Senator Cory Booker along with Representative Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) re-introduced the Climate Stewardship Act. Originally introduced in 2019 by Senator Booker and then-Representative, now-Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, this legislation seeks to invest heavily in the agriculture sector and empower the workers within it to become part of the solution to Read More
Read MoreUnprecedented Climate Change Case Proceeds in Court
A federal magistrate judge in Eugene, Oregon recently allowed an unprecedented climate change case to proceed in court. Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein call it the “most important lawsuit on the planet right now.” In Kelsey Cascade Rose Juliana; et al. v. the United States of America; et al., Docket No.6:15-cv-1517-TC (D. Or. Apr. 8, Read More
Read MoreNew Jersey Appeals Court Finds Christie Administration Illegally Repealed RGGI-Related Climate Regulations
The New Jersey Appellate Division recently held that the state was not permitted to repeal administrative regulations without going through the formal rule making processes of the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), even if the subject regulations are tied to a regional cooperative effort in which the state is no longer participating. In the case, captioned Read More
Read MoreN.J. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Dunes and Against Ocean Views
On July 8, 2013, at the intersection of environmental and eminent domain law, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued its long-anticipated decision in Borough of Harvey Cedars v. Karan, ____ N.J. ____ (2013). The backdrop of this case was a beach restoration and storm protection project on Long Beach Island funded by federal, state, and Read More
Read MoreNJDEP Updates Elevation Standards and Flood Maps
On March 26, 2013 the Administration of Governor Christie filed an adoption package that will set new statewide elevation standards, based on flood maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This package will keep an emergency rule from January 2013 in place. The update reflects the first change to New Jersey’s coastal county flood Read More
Read MoreUpdate: Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade in New Jersey
The “cap-and-trade” emissions reduction concept is still a relatively recent phenomenon; one that uses free markets to help further the goal of environmental protection. In short, cap-and-trade limits the amount of air emissions that a facility can discharge into the atmosphere. When a facility emits less than its capped amount, it retains “credits” that can Read More
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Tenants Must Be Informed of Lead in their drinking water
By Stuart Lieberman / June 10, 2021
Governor Murphy just signed legislation (S968/A2836) that will require landlords to notify tenants of elevated lead levels. This is particularly meaning in New Jersey where we have many people impacted
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NJDEP new stormwater regulations are in effect
By Stuart Lieberman / June 10, 2021
Developers in New Jersey must now meet the State’s new stormwater regulations. New Jersey has had numerous generations of stormwater regulations, some of which have had to be revised following
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New Jersey families allege birth defects and severe illnesses due to major chemical companies’ discharges and emissions
By Carolyn Griffin / June 1, 2021
Families in New Jersey have filed multiple lawsuits in the District Court of New Jersey alleging that their birth defects and/or illnesses are the result of chemical pollution. Four suits
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Warehouse Construction in NJ May Be Curtailed in Proposed Legislation
By Stuart Lieberman / June 1, 2021
New Jersey State Senate subcommittees are currently considering a bill (S-3688) that aims to dramatically slow shipping and distribution warehouse construction across the State. Recently it seems that is the
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