The proposed rollback of federal Clean Water Act protections by the Trump Administration potentially impacts millions of acres of wetlands and thousands of miles of waterways across the U.S., endangering wildlife and their habitats. Pesticide runoff, industrial waste and other pollutants that are prohibited would now be allowed to contaminate certain wetlands and waterways. “NY/NJ Baykeeper strongly opposes the Trump administration’s proposal today to roll back Clean Water Act protections,” said Greg Remaud, NY/NJ Baykeeper CEO. “This will cut back crucial protections of wetlands and waterways currently protected by the federal Clean Water Act, and set back progress water quality Read more →
- Water Advocates Seek Public Backing for Massive Infrastructure Upgrade, NJ Spotlight, December 4, 2017
- Coalition Led Ballot Question Approved, Safeguarding Pollution Settlements, Tap, November 8, 2017
- When Polluters Pay States for their Damage, Who Should Benefit, Governing, October 27, 2017
- Paterson Students Plant in their Newly Built Rain Gardens, Paterson Times, October 19, 2017
- Ballot Question Closer to Stop Raiding of Natural-Resources Damages, NJ Spotlight, October 6, 2017
- NJ Voters to Consider Dedicating Money from Environmental Damage Awards, Newsworks, October 6, 2017
- Lesniak, Environmentalists Seek to Fight Christie’s Exxon Mobil Giveaway, NJToday.net, September 11, 2017
- Letter: Making a Difference for New Jersey’s Environment, The Bergen Record, August 24, 2017
- Politicians, Environmentalists Rally Against EPA Cuts, Jersey Shore Online, August 17, 2017
- Cuts to EPA Budget are Attack on NJ, Environmental Groups Say, NJ.com, August 17, 2017
- Federal Funds Needed to Fix State’s Aging Sewage Systems, The Record, August 16, 2017
- Rain Gardens Being Installed at Paterson’s School 4 and School 28 to Capture 500, 000 Gallons of Water, Paterson Times, August 8, 2017
- State Needs to Step up Attempts to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions, NJ Spotlight, August 11, 2017
- Keyport Environmental Groups Hold Information Event, CentralJersey.com, July 18, 2017
- Proposed EPA Cuts Have NJ Environmentalists Worried, NJTV, July 14, 2017
- Public Meeting on Williams Pipeline, July 13, Amboy Guardian, July 14, 2017
- 5 Things to Know About the Proposed Raritan Bay Pipeline, Asbury Park Press, July 14, 2017
- Public Meeting in Keyport on Thursday Regarding Williams Pipeline, Atlantic Highlands Herald, July 11, 2017
- We’re in Court, as EPA, NY State, NYC Fail of Clean Water, NRDC, June 29, 2017
- NYC Beachgoers Beware, EPA Hit with Sprawling Sewage Suit, Courthouse News Service, June 30, 2017
- Christie Doubles Down Again with No Apologies, Politico, July 3, 2017
- Greens See Red Over Budget Plans, Raids on Pollution Settlements, NJ Spotlight, June 23, 2017
- Who Pays for One of the Costliest Cleanups Ever, E&E News, June 12, 2017
- NY/NJ Baykeeper Pumpout Boat in Navesink, Shrewsbury, and Raritan Bay, June 12, 2017
- NJ Schools Make Efforts to Ban Styrofoam Food Containers, NJ.com, June 6, 2017
- Glen Ridge CCC Gives Its Endorsements, NJ.com, May 20, 2017
- Advocates Unhappy with Edgewater Superfund Cleanup Plan, NJ.com, May 16, 2017
- Abandoned Boat in the Shrewsbury River, The Two River Times, May 16, 2017
- NY/NJ Baykeeper and Partners Release NJ Bayshore Water Quality Data, Atlantic Highlands Herald, May 14, 2017
- Keansburg – The Best Kept Secret, The Two River Times, May 12, 2017
- Union Beach Cleanup this Sunday, Middletown Patch, May 5, 2017
- Funding Fight Continues for Margaret’s Creek Cleanup, Red Bank Green, May 2, 2017
- Letter: Transco Pipeline Project Demands Public Resistance, Daily Record, April 20, 2017
- Metuchen to Host Two Earth Day Celebrations, NMG Media Group, April 18, 2017
- Outrage Over Company Backing out of Superfund Cleanup Through Bankruptcy, NJTV News, April 18, 2017
- Officials Say Company is Avoiding Passaic Cleanup Costs, NJ.com, April 18, 2017
- Watershed Ambassadors Keep an Eye on the Raritan River, MyCentralJersey, April 12, 2017
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- Rally for the Navesink Meeting Wednesday in Fair Haven, Rumson Patch, March 6, 2017
- What to Know About the Proposed 32,000 Gas Powered Compressor Station Coming to Franklin Township, TapInto, February 28, 2017
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- Cuomo Blocks New York City Plastic Bag Fee, The Record, February 15, 2017
- The Two River Times Wins Awards, The Two River Times, February 13, 2017
- Efforts to Curb Plastic Bag Litter Faces Major Opposition, The Record, February 2, 2017
- NY/NJ Baykeeper Unveils Platform to Educate, Engage, on Plastic In Area Waterways, January 31,2017
- Telling the Story of Plastic Bags, Plastic Forks, and Microplastics Polluting Our Planet, January 31, 2017
- Could Trump Administration Undo Toxic Passaic River Fix? WNYC, January 13, 2017
- As Temperature Dips, Beach Access Debate Gets Underway, NJ Spotlight, January 10, 2017
