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Lechky tapped to head New Jersey Green Bank
At the NJGB, Executive Director Scott Lechky will guide investments in clean energy and support the state’s energy transition and climate goals.
New Jersey receives $3M EPA grant from Inflation Reduction Act
According to New Jersey Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn LaTourette, the funding will allow the state to accelerate its Global Warming Response Act initiatives.
Lawsuit charges NJ isn’t following greenhouse gas, climate change goals
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.
OPINION: Wrong course
For most of us, if we have a leaky roof or something in our home that needs repair, we save up so that we can fix it. It would be nice if our gas or electric provider would just hand us money for repairs, but that’s just not reality. In a lawsuit over climate change, the city of Hoboken is trying this trick to get money for its own infrastructure projects. By, Michael Thulen Jr. , former preside[...]
Rutgers Climate Action Plan eyes carbon neutrality by 2040
The university's new Office of Climate Action – co-directed by climate scientist Bob Kopp, supply chain sustainability expert Kevin Lyons and assistant teaching professor Angela Oberg – will lead efforts to achieve what President Jonathan Holloway described as "imperative goals."
OPINION: Heed the alarms
With scientists from the United Nations reporting this week that climate change will be intensifying over the next 30 years because of our planet’s addiction to fossil fuels, it is now incumbent on all business sectors to make changes. And ‘green’ builders can do more to reduce our carbon footprint, writes Needle Point Homes President Steve Needle.
NJ, feds would spend $16B for massive floodgates, home elevations along shore
Under the plan, three bays in the state could be closed during major storms and barriers at two additional ones would be created to cut them in half during major weather events.
