Environment
Regional policy, industrial remediation, and climate resilience across New York and New Jersey and the region. Core recurring topics include drinking water quality, toxic site cleanup, stormwater management, energy transition impacts, and regulatory reforms that balance state environmental mandates with regional economic growth.
Drinking Water
The lifelines beneath our feet: New Jersey’s water story
New Jersey’s water story began in crisis: contaminated rivers, cholera outbreaks, and failing private suppliers. Out of that turmoil came reservoirs, treatment plants, and the regional systems we rely on today. Now those systems are aging, and the state faces a new era of hard choices. How we got here, and what comes next.
Data Centers
From Brownfields to Bytes: Data Centers Drive New Life on Polluted Land
No one wanted this polluted site—until AI showed up.
Now it’s set to become a power-hungry data center.
What does that mean for energy, jobs, and the community?
Environment
Moss Landing, California’s toxic legacy and what New Jersey must learn
A year after the Moss Landing battery fire, the environmental and human impacts are still unfolding in California. As NJ moves towards similar battery storage at scale, what lessons can be learned from the infamous fire?
Environment
Faces of the Environment: Mike Martucci, EPA Region 2 Administrator
Martucci steps into the role with a blend of political experience, business leadership, and agricultural stewardship that shaped both expectations and skepticism.
Environment
NJ green workforce initiative enters next phase with fresh funding [New Jersey Business Magazine]
NJEDA approved Phase 2 of the Green Workforce Training Grant, a $4 M initiative to fund training programs in the green economy, prioritizing overburdened communities.
Environment
The 10 Largest Superfund Sites in New Jersey: Inside the multibillion-dollar efforts to clean up the state’s most contaminated places.
New Jersey’s industrial past has left behind a toxic footprint. The state has more Superfund sites than any other in the nation. Explore the 10 costliest toxic sites, from Agent Orange waste to mercury-soaked marshes.
Environment
NJBIA, Building, Labor Groups Urge Sherrill Administration to Reconsider DEP Land Use Rules [New Jersey Business]
"We strongly support efforts to improve climate resilience and environmental protection. However, these goals must be pursued in a manner that is economically sound, administratively efficient, and compatible with New Jersey’s urgent need for housing, investment, and job creation."
Environment
Salt smarter not harder this winter [centraljersey.com]
NJ American Water and The Watershed Institute urge residents and municipalities to use winter road salt responsibly to protect water quality. Simple steps such as shoveling first, using only what you need and spreading salt efficiently can reduce environmental harm.
Environment
The Faces of Infrastructure: Ed Potosnak, Acting Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
"Potosnak’s nomination sends a clear signal about the Sherrill administration’s environmental priorities — and sets up an early test of how the new governor intends to reconcile climate ambition with economic and affordability concerns."