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New Jersey Executive Order 215 (1989) In 1989, then-Governor Thomas Kean (R) signed Executive Order 215 (E.O. 215), which has served as New Jersey's equivalent to statutory environmental policy acts in other states and the federal NEPA statute. The goal of E.O. 215 is "to reduce or eliminate any potential adverse environmental impacts of ...
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's decision was the first of its kind since 2020, when Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy signed the state's environmental justice law with great ...
Environmental laws are laws that protect the environment. [1] The term "environmental law" encompasses treaties, statutes, regulations, conventions, and policies designed to protect the natural environment and manage the impact of human activities on ecosystems and natural resources, such as forests, minerals, or fisheries.
New Jersey Water Pollution Control Law consists of legislative and regulatory measures intended to limit the amount of harmful substances found in the state's lakes, rivers, and groundwater. In New Jersey, the federal Clean Water Act and the state Water Pollution Control Act are the most significant pieces of water pollution control legislation.
New Jersey is one of 22 states that will see minimum wage increases on New Year's Day and one of eight total states (plus Washington, D.C.) that have a minimum wage of at least $15. More details ...
The laws listed below meet the following criteria: (1) they were passed by the United States Congress, and (2) pertain to (a) the regulation of the interaction of humans and the natural environment, or (b) the conservation and/or management of natural or historic resources.
The NJDEP adopts rules and regulations to implement New Jersey's air pollution laws. These rules and regulations go into greater depth and detail than the statutes. The NJDEP's air pollution control rules occupy Title 7, Chapter 27 of the New Jersey Administrative Code, N.J.A.C. 7:27-1 through 34.
The Act required the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to take over the administration of the Section 404 program of the Clean Water Act, which regulates filling and dredging of "the waters of the United States." The EPA approved the state's assumption of this authority in 1994, after considerable negotiation.