The largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company announced the sale to Ullico Inc.’s infrastructure business for $6 million in cash.

Days after his return following a leave of absence, Walter Lynch has retired from the Camden-based company.

The guideline is meant to curb state emissions over the next decade.

And these 31 tallied perfect scores.

The growing importance of environmental, social and governance issues is prompting businesses in most industries to at least pay lip service to those subjects.

The list tracks the performance of public companies committed to transparency in gender-data reporting.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Susan Hardwick was appointed as interim chief executive for the Camden-based company in December.

Green energy startups considering New Jersey as their base of operations could get seed grants of up to $75,000 from a new pool of state funds focused on developing technology that would capture or reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

Organized under the banner EmpowerNJ, more than 120 environmental and other social justice groups are challenging the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, asserting it refuses to go ahead with rulemaking tied to cutting the state’s emissions by 2030.

“Offshore wind holds a tremendous promise for our future, obviously in terms of climate change, but also economic growth, strengthening our workforce … as well as job creation,” Gov. Phil Murphy said during a Jan. 12 press call with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler.

Randall "Randy" Gonzales will lead the clean energy company's finance organization and financial activities, including accounting and controllership, financial planning and analysis, tax, investor relations and treasury.

The company will upgrade an aging 6-inch vitrified clay wastewater pipe that dates back to the 1920s with new 8-inch PVC main.