The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency honored New Brunswick’s Johnson & Johnson and Cherry Hill’s NFI Industries with SmartWay Excellence Awards at the 2018 American Trucking Association Annual Management Conference & Exhibition in Austin, Texas, this week.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has approved a settlement between New Jersey American Water and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel for new water and wastewater rates that will keep water about 1 cent per gallon.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities granted approval Monday to PSE&G on a settlement agreement that keeps bills for the typical combined electric and gas residential customer stable and at levels that are 30 percent lower than customers paid in 2008.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees many of the bridges, tunnels and airports in the New York City metro area, unveiled plans for an 80 percent reduction of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Lawmakers advanced a measure that would enable local governments to establish their own stormwater utilities. But the proposal drew criticism from business advocates who said the measure could amount to more taxes.

Princeton-based NRG Energy has debuted its Renewable Select plan to simplify the renewables procurement process and make it easier for businesses to choose renewable energy, the company announced.