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COMMISSIONER LATOURETTE ANNOUNCES NJDEP WILL PURSUE CLEANUP OF LOWER HACKENSACK RIVER AS A FEDERAL SUPERFUND SITE

JULY 23, 2021 - SUPERFUND DESIGNATION WOULD BE FIRST OF ITS KIND FOR NEW JERSEY, SPURRING REMEDIATION OF 23-MILE STRETCH OF RIVER
NEW JERSEY’S BAN ON SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS TAKES EFFECT IN ONE YEAR

May 5, 2021 - New Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha Way and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette are joining forces today to encourage Garden State business owners to prepare for the launch of New Jersey’s ban on single-use carryout bags and polystyrene foam food service products in stores and food service businesses.
MURPHY ADMINISTRATION INVESTS $386M IN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, CREATING 4,600+ CONSTRUCTION JOBS

June 4, 2021 - In the Murphy Administration’s continuing commitment to infrastructure investments that enhance public health, protect the environment, and create green jobs, the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (I-Bank), working in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, has sold $122.5 million of AAA/Aaa rated Environmental Infrastructure Bonds, Acting DEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette and I-Bank Chairperson Robert Briant, Jr. announced today.
MURPHY ADMINISTRATION CELEBRATES 60th ANNIVERSARY OF DEP GREEN ACRES, NATION’S LONGEST-RUNNING STATE CONSERVATION PROGRAM

June 3, 2021 - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and several partner organizations gathered today at the Holly Farm tract of the Menantico Ponds Wildlife Management Area to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the DEP Green Acres Program that funded the state’s acquisition and conservation of this environmentally sensitive land and announce the Cumberland County site as the future southern regional headquarters for the DEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife.
DEP AWARDS $7.3 MILLION IN GRANTS TO ENHANCE ECOSYSTEMS AND WATER QUALITY FOR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY RIVERS

May 4, 2021 - To enhance ecosystems and water quality in the Paulins Kill and Pequest River watersheds of northwestern New Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $7.3 million in grants to nonprofits and local government agencies Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced today.
MURPHY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING ROUND FOR OPEN SPACE AND PARKS DEVELOPMENT

DEP Encourages Local Governments and Nonprofits to Make Applications for Green Acres Funding by June 30
ACTING NJDEP COMMISSIONER LATOURETTE TO SPOTLIGHT NEW JERSEY’S LEADERSHIP ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE DURING EARTH WEEK EVENTS

EVENTS INCLUDE GLOBAL CLIMATE PROGRAM, RELEASE OF DRAFT STATEWIDE CLIMATE RESILIENCE STRATEGY AND EVENT AT LIBERTY STATE PARK
DEP AWARDS $16 MILLION TO ENHANCE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECYCLING PROGRAMS

March 16, 2021: To further support local government efforts to ensure that all New Jersey residents enjoy cleaner communities, the Murphy Administration is awarding $16 million in grants to municipalities across the state to enhance waste reduction and recycling efforts, Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette announced today.
ON MARCH 2, NEW JERSEY’S STORMWATER RULES GET GREENER

On March 2, 2021, all New Jersey municipalities and the Department of Environmental Protection will begin implementing new green infrastructure rules to manage stormwater runoff generated by developments across the state, DEP Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said today.
CONSERVATION SUCCESS IN NEW JERSEY: DEP REPORTS RECORD NUMBER OF BALD EAGLE NESTS, WITH EAGLES CONFIRMED IN ALL 21 COUNTIES

More than 40 years after facing near-extinction, New Jersey’s bald eagle population is soaring and reaching new milestones, including confirmation for the first time of nesting pairs found in each of the state’s 21 counties, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today.

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