New Jersey EnviroNews

The Parkday Organization is dedicated to environmental education as well as the overall well being of the environment. The EnviroNews section of www.parkday.org is a feature developed to keep the citizens of New Jersey informed on the environmental issues taking place in the Garden State.

12/13/07 - Atlantic - DEP COMMISSIONER DECIDES $700,000 PENALTY AGAINST POLLUTER WILL STICK

12/12/07 - Union - ASBESTOS REMOVAL PAVES WAY FOR BERKELEY HEIGHTS RECREATION COMPLEX

12/04/07 - Camden - DEP LANDFILL CLEANUP TO CLEAR WAY FOR SALVATION ARMY COMMUNITY CENTER IN CAMDEN

11/20/07 - Statewide - $2.1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS WILL ENHANCE NEW JERSEY'S RECREATIONAL TRAILS

11/14/07 - Multiple Counties - WINNERS OF CLEAN WATER AWARDS HONORED FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

10/17/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP COMMISSIONER JACKSON RECOGNIZES EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RECYCLING

10/15/07 - Statewide - DEP Offers Federal Funds to Support Forest Stewardship in the Highlands

10/01/07 - Statewide - New Jersey Local Governments to Save Nearly $35M

09/28/07 - Statewide - DEP AWARDS $4.2 MILLION TO LOCAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS

07/02/07 - Statewide - DEP RAMPS UP ANTI-IDLING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH

06/29/07 - Statewide - STATE FILES LAWSUITS SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES POLLUTERS CAUSED TO NATURAL RESOURCES

06/20/07 - Cape May - STATE SETTLES SEA ISLE CITY DEED ISSUE, GAINS PROTECTION FOR DUNES AND WETLANDS

06/14/07 - Statewide - TAKE SPECIAL CARE WHEN USING PESTICIDES, DEP CAUTIONS RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATORS

05/30/07 - Bergen - DEP REMOVING TAINTED SOIL AT PARAMUS SCHOOL

05/29/07 - Statewide - DEP Polls Public on Improvements at State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites

05/22/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP OPENS SWIMMING AREAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT NEW JERSEY'S STATE PARKS, FORESTS AND RECREATION

05/17/07 - Statewide - DEP RUNNING RADIO ADS TO REMIND RESIDENTS: DON'T FEED BLACK BEARS

05/14/07 - Sussex - DEP PRESERVES 900 ACRES IN SUSSEX COUNTY

05/10/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP PROPOSES WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR TWO NORTHEASTERN WATERSHEDS

04/27/07 - Statewide - DEP RECOGNIZES STUDENTS AND LOCAL TREE CARE PROGRAMS AT STATE ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION IN ASBURY

04/26/07 - Statewide - NEW JERSEY CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY

04/25/07 - Union - SETTLEMENT TO TRANSFORM WETLANDS AND FORESTS AROUND LINDEN LANDFILL INTO FOCAL POINT FOR URBAN GR

04/24/07 - Union - COMMISSIONER JACKSON TO MAKE LINDEN LANDFILL ANNOUNCEMENT

04/24/07 - Statewide - DEP COMMISSIONER PROMOTES RECYCLING POLICIES DURING COMMEMORATION OF RECYCLING LAW

04/23/07 - Mercer - COMMISSIONER JACKSON TO DISCUSS RECYCLING INITIATIVES

04/23/07 - Statewide - DEP DELIVERS ON COMMITMENT TO PROTECT NEW JERSEY'S WATER QUALITY

04/20/07 - Mercer - DEP TO ANNOUNCE TWO MAJOR WATER-QUALITY INITIATIVES

04/17/07 - Statewide - EARTH DAY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON DEP WEB SITE

04/10/07 - Mercer - CLEAN AIR COUNCIL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON AIR QUALITY

04/03/07 - Statewide - TROUT SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, APRIL 7

04/02/07 - Statewide - 2007 STRIPED BASS BONUS PERMITS AVAILABLE ONLINE

03/30/07 - Mercer - DEP REOPENS A PORTION OF BULL'S ISLAND CAMPGROUND FOR THE 2007 SEASON

03/29/07 - Warren - DEP PRESERVES 288 ACRES IN WARREN COUNTY

03/29/07 - Mercer - FIRE-PLAGUED COMPANY PAYING $93,250 TO SETTLE WITH DEP FOR HAZARDOUS-WASTE VIOLATIONS

03/21/07 - Statewide - DEP ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES BENEFITS OF POLLUTION PREVENTION

03/16/07 - Hunterdon - DEP AND FUNDING PARTNERS PRESERVE 150 ACRES IN FRENCHTOWN

03/15/07 - Statewide - DEP ENCOURAGES ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION BY OFFERING FREE TREE SEEDLINGS

03/14/07 - Statewide - DEP COMMISSIONER APPEARING BEFORE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO TESTIFY ON CLIMATE CHANGE

03/12/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP PREPARES FOR FIVE-COUNTY ENFORCEMENT SWEEP ON ILLEGAL FEEDING OF BLACK BEARS

02/15/07 - Statewide - DEP ISSUES STATEWIDE WATER QUALITY REPORT

02/14/07 - Multiple Counties - NEW FEATURE ON DEP WEB SITE

02/13/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP RELEASES RESULTS OF DRINKING-WATER STUDY

02/09/07 - Atlantic - DEP CONSERVATION OFFICERS CHARGE NEW JERSEY MAN WITH SELLING WILDLIFE PARTS

01/25/07 - Bergen - SHELL AND MOTIVA AGREE TO PAY $1.2 MILLION FINE FOR CLEANUP DELAYS

01/24/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP COMMISSIONER TESTIFYING BEFORE U.S. SENATE

01/22/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP ENHANCES PUBLIC ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE INFORMATION

01/16/07 - Mercer - RARE FIRE ENGINE GOES ON DISPLAY IN TRENTON

01/12/07 - Mercer - RARE 19th-CENTURY FIRE ENGINE GOES ON DISPLAY

01/12/07 - Multiple Counties - DEP COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCES BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT AREAS

01/05/07 - Mercer - DEP's FISH AND WILDLIFE DIRECTOR NAMED

12/12/06 - Monmouth - NEW BOAT RAMP AT ASSUNPINK LAKE OPENS TO PUBLIC

12/06/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP Announces $1.7 Million in Federal Funds for New Jersey Trails

11/01/06 - Multiple Counties - FLOOD-DAMAGED MULE TENDER'S BARRACKS AT D&R CANAL STATE PARK RECEIVES RENOVATION FUNDING

10/31/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP FUNDS IMPROVEMENTS TO NEW JERSEY'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORIC SITE

10/30/06 - Monmouth - TWIN LIGHTS OF NAVESINK LIGHT STATION NAMED NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK

10/26/06 - Burlington - $2-MILLION RESTORATION PLANNED FOR HISTORIC BATSTO MANSION

10/23/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP COMMISSIONER JACKSON PLEDGES EFFICIENT POLLUTION CLEANUPS DURING SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING

10/18/06 - Multiple Counties - Record Financing Year Helps Offset Federal Cuts in Clean Water Program

10/18/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP RECOGNIZES STATEWIDE EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RECYCLING

10/18/06 - Hunterdon - DEP EARMARKS FUNDING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS AT KEN LOCKWOOD GORGE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA

10/13/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP UPGRADES STANDARDS TO PROTECT SURFACE WATER

10/10/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP LAUNCHES GUIDE TO STATE PARKS AND HISTORIC SITES

10/05/06 - Ocean - SOUTH AMBOY MAN EARNS TOP HONORS AT GOVERNOR'S SURF FISHING TOURNAMENT

10/03/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP AWARDS $4.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT LOCAL RECYCLING PROGRAMS

09/11/06 - Middlesex - DEP ANNOUNCES $1.8 MILLION FOR EDISON MEMORIAL TOWER

09/08/06 - Middlesex - DEP WILL ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR EDISON MEMORIAL TOWER

09/08/06 - Multiple Counties - PUBLIC ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING RECREATIONAL TRAILS PLAN

08/16/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP AND BPU ANNOUNCE MILESTONE IN REGIONAL EFFORT TO COMBAT GLOBAL WARMING

08/02/06 - Multiple Counties - GOVERNOR WAIVES ADMISSION FEES AT STATE SWIMMING AREAS

07/20/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP FINES COMPANIES MORE THAN $1.7 MILLION FOR FRESHWATER-WETLANDS VIOLATIONS

06/07/06 - Mercer - TERMINIX PAYS $80,000 SETTLEMENT FOR FUMIGATION SAFETY VIOLATIONS

06/05/06 - Mercer - DEP EXPANDS HISTORIC BATTLE MONUMENT

06/02/06 - Mercer - DEP EXPANDS HISTORIC BATTLE MONUMENT PARK

06/01/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP COMMISSIONER REAFFIRMS VALIDITY OF NEW JERSEY HIGHLANDS RULES

05/26/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP OPENS SWIMMING AREAS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

05/25/06 - Monmouth - DEP PRESERVES 186 ACRE GOLF COURSE

05/19/06 - Atlantic - DEP OPENS NEW MARINE WATER TESTING LABORATORY

05/17/06 - Sussex - LANDLOCKED SALMON ARRIVES IN NEW JERSEY

05/16/06 - Hunterdon - STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND LEBANON TOWNSHIP PRESERVE HIGHLANDS PROPERTY

05/12/06 - Cape May/Atlantic - DEP CLOSES SECTIONS OF BAY AND OCEAN BEACHES

05/10/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP FINES WATER SYSTEMS, LICENSED OPERATORS

05/08/06 - Statewide - NEW JERSEY ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONER URGES WATER CONSERVATION STATEWIDE

05/02/06 - Multiple Counties - Governor's Offshore Wind Energy Panel Releases Final Report

05/01/006 - Multiple Counties - OYSTER BEDS REOPEN FOR HARVESTING IN DELAWARE BAY

04/28/06 - Bergen - Governor Corzine and DEP Recognize Students and Local Tree Care Programs at State Arbor Day Celebrat

04/28/06 - Mercer - NEW JERSEY STATE ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION IN PARAMUS

04/24/06 - Mercer - DEP Will Honor Outstanding Historic Preservation Efforts

04/24/06 - Mercer - DEP Invites Public to Explore New Jersey's History at State History Fair

04/20/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP OPENS OYSTER RESTORATION SITE TO HARVESTING

04/20/06 - Ocean - DEP CLOSES SHELLFISH BEDS IN BARNEGAT BAY

04/17/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP SECURES COMPENSATION FOR NATURAL RESOURCE INJURIES AT FIVE SITES

04/12/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP WINS LEGAL CHALLENGE TO STORMWATER REGULATIONS

04/10/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP ANNOUNCES CLEAN COMMUNITIES GRANTS FOR 2006

04/05/06 - Mercer - DEP REQUESTS ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE INVESTIGATION

04/05/06 - Multiple Counties - TROUT SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, APRIL 8

04/04/06 - Monmouth - DEP STOCKS MONMOUTH COUNTY LAKE

04/04/06 - Mercer - NEW JERSEY CLEAN AIR COUNCIL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING

03/30/06 - Multiple Counties - NEW JERSEY UPDATES FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES

03/30/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP ADVISES NEW JERSEYANS TO BE AWARE AS BLACK BEARS EMERGE FROM HIBERNATION

03/29/06 - Multiple Counties - STATEWIDE FIRE RESTRICTIONS ELEVATED

03/23/06 - Mercer - NEW JERSEY ISSUES WINTER FLOUNDER CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES

03/23/06 - Mercer - DEP Reopens Bull's Island Campground

03/22/06 - Mercer - DEP OFFERS FREE ARBOR DAY TREE SEEDLINGS TO LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS

03/16/06 - Warren - DEP HOLDING OPEN HOUSE AND FISH FESTIVAL

03/10/06 - Passaic - DEP FINES TOTOWA ASPHALT COMPANY FOR FUEL SPILL IMPACTING PASSAIC RIVER

03/08/06 - Multiple Counties - DEP ORDERS IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF PCB-CONTAMINATED CONCRETE FROM REDEVELOPMENT SITES

03/03/06 - Warren - DEP Preserves More Miles of Rail Trails

02/28/06 - Burlington - DEP Acquires Historic Office and Homestead of James Still in Medford

02/22/06 - Mercer - DELAWARE RIVER FLOOD TASK FORCE REPORT

02/16/06 - Mercer - NJ WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS SURPASS 300,000-ACRE MARK

02/15/06 - Passaic - PATERSON METAL RECYCLER PAYS $250,000 TO SETTLE HAZARDOUS WASTE, AIR POLLUTION VIOLATIONS

02/09/06 - Union - DEP ANNOUNCES HAZARDOUS WASTE SETTLEMENT

02/06/06 - Passaic - DEP RESPONDS TO OIL SPILL IMPACTING PASSAIC RIVER