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Ecological Monitoring and Mitigation Policies and Practices at Offshore Wind Installations in the United States and Europe

Offshore wind energy is poised to expand dramatically along the eastern United States. However, the promise of sustainable energy also brings potential impacts on marine ecosystems from new turbines and transmission infrastructure. This whitepaper informs government officials, scientists, and stakeholders in New Jersey about the current policies and monitoring methods other jurisdictions use to monitor potential ecological impacts from offshore wind installations. We reviewed policy documents in the eastern U.S. and Europe, reviewed the scientific literature, and conducted stakeholder interviews in Spring 2020.
DEP APPOINTS LACEY TOWNSHIP MAYOR TO SAFETY ADVISORY PANEL OVERSEEING DECOMMISSIONING OF OYSTER CREEK GENERATING STATION

Lacey Township Mayor Steven Kennis is joining a State-led advisory panel of environmental, utility and security experts assisting with decommissioning of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, ensuring that the concerns of the community where the station is located are included in the process.
DEP APPROVES $3.5 MILLION FOR WATER-QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO REDUCE HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS

The Department of Environmental Protection has awarded $3.5 million in grants for projects to reduce the impacts of nonpoint source pollution on waterways, including $1 million for the development of lake and watershed restoration plans to mitigate harmful algal blooms.
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.

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