Tag: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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DEP sets goal to ‘prescribe burn’ 25,000 acres of state forest
Burning to protect nature In the dense forest and parks of Shamong’s Pinelands National Reserve, wildlife is alive with snakes basking in the sun and birds nesting. And to ensure a suitable wildlife home, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is planning strategic prescribed burnings to not only protect the wildlife, but to protect…
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State forest needs protection from rogue drivers
By Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation If you watch sports on television, including the Super Bowl, you’ve probably noticed the commercials for four-wheel-drive vehicles. With heart-pounding music playing, they show rugged vehicles climbing hills, splashing through streams and flinging mud from spinning tires. To some, it must look like fun. But what…
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Lawrence Township residents asked to help craft Community Energy Plan through online survey
With a state grant in hand, Lawrence Township officials are asking residents for help in crafting the township’s proposed Community Energy Plan through an online survey. The deadline to fill out the survey is Feb. 22. It is available on the township’s website at www.lawrencetwp.com. Lawrence Township received a grant from the New Jersey Department…
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DEP: New Jersey bald eagle population continues to climb
The bald eagle population in New Jersey continues to climb, according to the 2022 New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, with 250 active nests identified in 2022, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette…
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Virtual hearing planned to address outdated state stormwater and flood regulations in the new year
A virtual hearing on the state’s proposed Inland Flood Protection Rule updating New Jersey’s stormwater and flood hazard rules is expected in January. Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) officials announced and released a copy of the rule proposal on Oct. 27. The virtual public hearing on the rule is…
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NJDEP steps in to oversee operations of Trenton Water Works
With growing concerns over compliance and operation failures, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has intervened in the oversight and operations of Trenton Water Works. Gov. Phil Murphy had announced the decision on Oct. 12. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) will work with the Trenton through an initiative out of the…
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Three homeowner sites test positive for Legionella bacteria in Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township officials announced this week that three homeowner sites in Hopewell Township have tested positive for legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires disease. The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) had collected water samples in September from homeowners served by Trenton Water Works (TWW). “We want to make sure that all of our residents served…
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Motorists warned to drive with caution as deer activity increases
Drivers are reminded to be extra vigilant on roads this fall as the mating season for white-tailed deer gets underway and daylight is limited during peak commuting hours, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced. Deer are more likely to suddenly enter roads at this…
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Trenton Water Works Director: Drinking water is safe despite officials call for takeover
Officials from across Mercer County have called on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s direct oversight of Trenton Water Works after what officials are calling “years of failure to comply with safe drinking water obligations.” The call follows a letter sent by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to Trenton Water Works…