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TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE COASTAL RESOURCES THAT PROTECT AGAINST STORMS, DEP ORDERS NORTH WILDWOOD TO STOP WORK BEING CONDUCTED WITHOUT PERMITS

The Department of Environmental Protection has issued two Notices of Violation to the City of North Wildwood, requiring it to stop development activities being conducted without required DEP permits, including the destruction of vegetated dunes that provide storm protection.
NEW JERSEY WILL BE THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO INCORPORATE CLIMATE CHANGE ACROSS EDUCATION GUIDELINES FOR K-12 SCHOOLS

With this adoption, climate change education will be incorporated across seven content areas—21st Century Life and Careers, Comprehensive Health and Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, Technology, Visual and Performing Arts, and World Languages. Climate change standards have also been added to the appendices of the Mathematics and English Language Arts guidelines, which are up for review in 2022.
AFFIRMING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ROLE, NEW JERSEY PUBLISHES FORMAL STRINGENT DRINKING WATER STANDARDS FOR PFOA AND PFOS

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection today officially published its adoption of stringent, health-based drinking water standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), chemicals that are extremely persistent in the environment and have been linked to various health problems in people.
KEANSBURG BEACH RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST RESTORED BEACH

The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) released its much-anticipated annual list of the nation’s Best Restored Beaches. The Borough of Keansburg was announced as one of the five winners selected by a panel of judges from all over the country.
April 8, 2020 - DEP ADOPTS NEW PROTECTIONS FOR 600 MILES OF RIVERS AND STREAMS

Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe today announced that 600 miles of New Jersey rivers and streams will be upgraded to Category One (or C1) status, the State's first such upgrade in over a decade.
April 22, 2020: NEW JERSEY TO INVEST NEARLY $45 MILLION IN ELECTRIFICATION OF TRANSPORTATION SECTOR; FOCUS ON AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES

In celebration of Earth Day and building off last week's release of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Strategic Funding Plan, New Jersey will additionally invest nearly $45 million to reduce greenhouse gases produced by the transportation sector, thanks to funds from the national Volkswagen settlement, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today.
APRIL 17, 2020 - GOVERNOR MURPHY ADMINISTRATION RELEASES RGGI STRATEGIC FUNDING PLAN; ANNOUNCES NEW INVESTMENTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE REDUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLEAN ENERGY

April 17, 2020 - The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and Economic Development Authority (EDA) today released a strategic funding plan for investing the state's auction proceeds from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the cap-and-trade pact among northeastern states dedicated to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity generating sector. New Jersey plans to invest an estimated $80 million each year in programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, drive forward projects that boost clean energy and create jobs, protect the health of residents in environmental justice communities and increase the resiliency of coastal communities.
April 16, 2020 - WITH PEAK WILDFIRE SEASON UNDERWAY, DEP PROMOTES FIRE SAFETY, FILES CHARGES AFTER INVESTIGATION OF MASSIVE 2019 PINELANDS FIRE

Now that peak wildfire season is underway in New Jersey, the State Forest Fire Service is reminding residents how they can help to avoid forest fires, which are almost always caused by people. The Forest Fire Service also announced the outcome of its investigation into the cause of the 2019 Spring Hill wildfire that burned for a month, devastating thousands of acres of in the New Jersey Pinelands, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe said today.
NJDEP´s interactive web mapping application ... NJ-GeoWeb 3.0

This latest release includes an entirely new user interface, updated data, including the Landscape Species Based Habitat data, and an assortment of new tool enhancements. This version of the NJ-GeoWeb application grants users access to the latest data, imagery services and functionality, enabling them to gain better understanding of environmental issues in their areas of interest.

https://www.nj.gov/dep/gis/geowebsplash.htm
Warn DEP App available

The Internationally WARN NJDEP mobile app, launched November 2017 complements the DEP’s telephone hotline, 877-WARNDEP (877-927-6337), which has been in operation for many years.

The app can be downloaded through Google Play, the Apple app store and the Microsoft app store

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