Environment

A story that went viral was a one-sided study against New Jersey’s two-year-old ban on single-use plastic shopping bags.

Clean Ocean Action’s annual Beach Sweeps Report says plastic and foam remains the most collected piece of litter across 70 beaches in the Garden State.

After years of efforts and several different iterations, New Jersey will implement one of the strongest plastic and paper bag bans in the…

It was a busy day in the New Jersey State House.Lawmakers in both houses of the Legislature approved dozens of bills, which now head to Gov. Phil Murphy…

New Jersey officials reported another 519 cases of coronavirus on Friday, which means the state has now seen 198,848 confirmed cases since the pandemic…

Community gardens where there used to be vacant lots, legislation that regulates greenhouse gas emissions, and more energy efficient power companies.…

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday he supports a bill that would force applicants filing for environmental permits to take into account their…

A proposal in New Jersey would provide rebates of up to $5,000 to people who buy electric cars and set statewide goals for their future use, in what…

New Jersey could ban all plastic and paper bags as well as polystyrene containers, in a move lawmakers say will address environmental and public health…

Dozens of high school, college, and community environmental advocates skipped work and class Friday, protesting NJ Transit’s proposed power plant along…