By Zoe N. Ferguson | Published October 25, 2021 | Posted in Environmental Justice, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) | Tagged Tags: Environmental justice in NJ, Environmental justice law in NJ, Environmental racism, NJ environmental justice executive order | Comments Off on NJDEP Required to Implement Some Portions of Governor Murphy’s Environmental Justice Law Immediately
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NJDEP Required to Implement Some Portions of Governor Murphy’s Environmental Justice Law Immediately
On September 22, 2021, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette issued Administrative Order No. 2021-25, requiring the Department to apply environmental justice standards to permit applications. While the Environmental Justice Law, signed by Governor Murphy in September 2020, cannot yet be fully implemented, this Administrative Order applies environmental justice requirements while we wait for the DEP to Read More
Read MoreEPA announcing $6 million in environmental justice funding
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the availability of up to $6 million in funding this year through two environmental justice programs: Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program and the Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program. The EJCPS program enables organizations to partner with other stakeholders such as local governments or Read More
Read MoreNew 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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