2019
August 2019
- Sweeney/Smith/Singleton to Hold Press Conference on the Water Quality Accountability Act
- It’s now safe to swim at 6 Lake Hopatcong beaches as DEP lifts toxic algae warning for part of state’s largest lake
- ‘Hang in there,’ Murphy tells residents stuck with bottled water during Newark’s lead crisis
- New Jersey American Water Wants Customers to Know Their Water is Safe to Drink
- Is NJ water safe to drink? Senate panel to hold hearings on water quality law
- For Cory Booker, water crisis awakens ghosts of past Newark water scandal
- How the Newark water crisis unfolded
- Newark’s Drinking Water Problem: Lead And Unreliable Filters
- Federal Court: NJ public records custodians can’t abdicate role at the behest of law enforcement agencies
- Fears and Frustrations as Newark, NJ, Hands Out Bottled Water Amid a Lead-Contaminated Water Crisis of Its Own
- Bayonne, Suez see positive results with new sewer technology
- Mine Hill neighbors get down – and dirty – for sewers (pay wall)
- Is Newark’s drinking water safe or not?
- NJ American Water grants nearly $1M to fund Cramer Hill revitalization projects
- Pemberton Township MUA makes case to township council
- Women tapped to lead public works, recreation departments in Jersey City
- DEP Seeks Americorps Watershed Ambassadors
- Sewerage Authority Looking for Wastewater Sewage Treatment Plant Operator
- Mtn. Creek settlement set to go before freeholders, Vernon
- Water in Newark, NJ, Still Unsafe to Drink
- Newark, New Jersey, Begins Handing Out Bottled Water Because of Lead Problems
- NEWARK ADDRESSES ELEVATED LEVELS OF LEAD IN DRINKING WATER
- In Echo of Flint Lead Crisis, Newark Offers Bottled Water
- “Fix it!”: Newark residents concerned over lead in water supply
- Newark handing out bottled water as filters appear to fail to protect residents from lead
- NJ town working to fix brown ‘dirty’ water after operator arrest
- After employee arrested, town with stinky brown water declares emergency
- ALGAE BLOOMS SYMPTOMATIC OF DEEPER ISSUES WITH NJ’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
July 2019
- A water crisis in Newark has surpassed Flint, according to a pediatrician who helped uncover the Flint disaster
- Pentagon to create PFAS task force
- Special election to decide future of Edison’s water system
- Kamala Harris proposes bill to invest in safe drinking water
- Legionnaires’ Disease in Northern NJ: A Possible Link to Water Treatment Failures?
- Crews are pulling toxic pipes from huge water system, and it’s working
- SUEZ: TESTING FINDS DRINKING WATER IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY MEETS FEDERAL LEAD STANDARDS
- Voters will have say on operation of Edison’s municpal water and sewer system
- Too many unanswered questions about Mt. Bethel sewer plan
- Life in a City Without Water: Anxious, Exhausting and Sweaty
- Contamination Plagues Recycling
- ADVOCATES OPTIMISTIC ABOUT BID TO MONITOR PFAS IN WATER SYSTEMS
- Contamination from Philadelphia refinery that exploded could pollute New Jersey groundwater. Here’s how.
- NJ lake closings are a ‘wake-up call’: Raritan Headwaters
- South River Water Official Arrested on Safe Drinking Water Act Violation
- Newark Lead Levels Hit Record, Endangering Families
- Water Utility Industry Outlook Muddy With Aging Assets
June 2019
- Here’s what a key House panel just did to protect New Jersey’s 2nd biggest employer
- Bribery Charges For Princeton Official Amid Illegal Dumping Case
- N.J. Attorney’s Office charges South River operator with falsifying water tests
- How would a wastewater spill affect shellfish in Delaware Bay? Scientists are using red dye in streams to find out
- NJ American Water Plans $90K In Upgrades For Haddonfield
- Pemberton Township, MUA trade accusations of financial mismanagement, incompetency
- Gov. Murphy issues emergency declaration for Burlington County after flooding
- 7 On Your Side helps NJ couple after manhole mishap
- Water-Sewer Petition Signers Receive Visit From Mysterious “Edison Utility Improvement Program”
- Congress eyes ban on firefighting foams that have tainted drinking water
- It’s up to the states to protect our drinking water | Editorial
- Gottheimer Calls for Boost in Action to Address Dangerous Lead Water in Homes and Schools
- COUNTING THE COSTS OF PIPELINE PROJECTS FOR DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
- TEFLON TOXIN SAFETY LEVEL SHOULD BE 700 TIMES LOWER THAN CURRENT EPA GUIDELINE
- Sierra Club: Gottheimer Pushes Fast Replacement of Lead Pipes
- Electric car charging stations ordered in Gloucester County to settle pollution suit
- Del Haven may get drinkable tap water
- DEP Must Quickly Adopt Stricter Standards on PFOA & PFOS
- Setting clean water standards is the EPA’s job. Pa. and other states are doing it instead.
- Policy Options: Promoting Affordability of Public Water and Sewer Service for Low-Income Households in New Jersey
- Prosecutor investigating misuse in Princeton’s sewer division
- NJ’S INCINERATORS ARE SPEWING TOXINS IN ALREADY POLLUTED LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES
- Company wants to take over N.J. town’s sewer system. 5,000 people are trying to stop it.
- Danny DeVito options film rights for Toms River cancer cluster story
- Danny DeVito options rights for book about Toms River pollution, cancer outbreak
- CRITICS UP IN ARMS AS DEP PERMITS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT IN HIGHLANDS
- New Jersey’s Proposed Limits on PFOA & PFOS Must Go Further
- Edison Residents File Petitions on Ordinance to Retain Public Control of Water and Sewer Systems
- Nearly 5,000 Edison residents sign petition for township to publicly control sewer systems
- DEP Sells Out Clean Water, Approves Tewksbury Sewer Plant
- States take up PFAS fight: ‘Is this the next asbestos?’
- THERE ARE DRUGS IN YOUR WATER — AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW MUCH
- At Aqua, municipal fair market value legislation helps us help you
- EPA sells public health with rocket fuel in drinking water- NJ needs to move forward
- LIFT America Up with Environmentally Sound Infrastructure
- Booker bill could make it easier to get the lead out of Jersey’s drinking water
- Trump EPA Sets Tap Water Limit for Rocket Fuel Chemical 3X Higher Than Agency Scientists Recommend
- 5 Dead in Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Connected to Single New Jersey County
- Schaer & Mukherji Bill Requiring Public Water Systems of Informing Customers of Lead in Water Clears Full Assembly
- American Water Works’ CEO Talks PFAS Contamination in U.S. Drinking Water Supply
- Plan To Halve Limit On Arsenic In Drinking Water Clears N.H. Legislature
- MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE DRINKING WATER THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS
May 2019
- News you can use: Journalist builds OPRAmachine platform for filing public records requests
- PFAS chemicals have contaminated 17 sites in Pennsylvania, data shows
- UN Chemical Regulators Approve PFOA Ban, With Exemptions
- New York State announces $350,000 in grants available to protect Hudson River estuary
- Belmar Reports Progress on Remedying Sewer Overflow into Shark River, Rainwater Leaks into 10th Avenue Pavilion
- Sparkill Creek: The Shame of the Hudson
- Newark’s New Way Of Fighting Lead Will Benefit Nearby Essex Towns
- Edison Mayor Thomas Lankey discusses $851M Suez North America water, sewer deal
- Newark Begins to Treat Water With New Chemical Expected to Lower Lead Levels
- Legionnaires’ outbreak ‘separate and completely’ different from city’s water woes, Newark mayor says
- What is New York doing about sewage in the Susquehanna River?
- Providing PFAS-free water to customers in Warminster, Horsham comes at a price
- PFAS water-contamination bills will get a hearing in Congress. Read up on what’s proposed
- 3M, DuPont Refuse to Pay for New Jersey Chemical Cleanup
- N.J. gives $10M to boost protection of chronically polluted bay
- Franklin budget includes a water and sewer utility budget of $2,511,518
April 2019
- OPINION: Sewer Budget Stinks of More Irresponsible Gimmicks by Yaede and her Cronies
- Hamilton Mayor Yaede’s proposed sewer budget causes uproar
- BOOKER, LA MAYOR TALK ENVIRONMENT BUT NOT ENDORSEMENT
- State DEP to sample 300 water utilities for PFAS
- Edison Residents Begin Petition Drive To Stop Edison-Suez Deal
- 3 Affordable Housing Proposals Under Consideration Monday Night
- Are flushable wipes really flushable?
- STATE’S NEW-LOOK ENERGY PLAN IS DELAYED, NOW EXPECTED IN DECEMBER
- In overtaxed NJ, new runoff fees targeting serious problems are all wet
- Edison continuing due diligence phase in proposed public-private partnership with Suez
- Bridge Commission approves $3 million contribution to county budget
- Update On Water Projects Set For Moorestown Council Meeting
- CLEAN WATER PROJECTS: DEP AGREES ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING NEEDED
- NJ double dippers: At least 64 public employees make more than Phil Murphy
- CHEERS — AND SOME CAUTION — FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF NJ’S RIVERS AND STREAMS
- Estimated 12,000 South Edison Customers Will See Change To Water Service Under Mayor’s Plan
- PVSC Honored With Prestigious AEANJ WAVE Award
- Edison reacts to Suez North American surcharge in Bergen, Hudson
- Lead Testing For Children In Burlington County This Month
- 5 Companies Did ‘Extensive Contamination’ Of Your NJ Water: DEP
- Military challenging states on $2 billion chemical liability
- Public works chief groped worker, put camera above her desk and urinated all over the women’s restroom, lawsuit alleges
- Moody’s: NJ stormwater utility creation would be credit positive, if executed correctly
- One in five residents get contaminated tap water. NJ is ordering companies to clean it up
- 25 Delaware River-area water quality projects get $4.1 million in federal funds
- Suspended West Milford construction official settles lawsuit, returns to work
- Jersey Water Works Releases Its 2019 Work Plan
- Aging workforce hits water plants especially hard
March 2019
- As High-Tide Flooding Worsens, More Pollution Is Washing to the Sea
- NJ factories, refineries released 6 million pounds of toxic chemicals into air and water
- UPGRADED CLASSIFICATION FOR 750 MILES OF NJ’S RIVERS AND STREAMS
- Genoa Bridge Collapse Throws Harsh Light on Benettons’ Highway Billions
- We can’t assume our water is safe to drink. But we can fix it. (Pay Wall)
- Wealthy N.J. towns would not stand for this kind of water, angry protesters say
- Newark residents hold rally, demand cleaner drinking water
- Ridgewood Water sues DuPont and others over PFAS contamination
- In Schools All Over the Country, America’s Kids Are Exposed to Water Tainted by Toxic Lead
- Schaer & Mukherji Bill Requiring Public Water Systems to Inform Customers of Lead in Water Clears Assembly Panel
- American Water Optimizes Leadership Talent to Advance New Jersey, National Environmental Priorities
- REPORT EXPLORES ECONOMIC RETURN OF INVESTING IN NEW JERSEY WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
- Proposed Law Seeks to Educate on Consequences of Lead Exposure
- DEP says Apple Ridge pesticides ‘satisfactorily remediated’
February 2019
- Investors Are Rushing Into Water Projects
- EPA vows national action on toxic ‘forever’ chemicals
- “We’re moving as quickly as we can.” EPA announces plan to address PFAS water contamination
- EPA says it has a plan to address PFAS in drinking water, and will announce it in Philly tomorrow
- Kirwan named chief environmental officer for American Water
- Bacteria persists in Navesink River, rain and overdevelopment to blame
- Fieldsboro issued three violations over lead testing
- Contaminants in Newark-supplied water found in Nutley, Belleville, Bloomfield
- WORKING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR TO TORQUE UP MUNICIPAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
- South Jersey sewage plant makes energy from wind, solar – and bacon grease
- Navy searching for new landfill to take contaminated soil from site of Willow Grove base
- It might take 14 years to replace lead pipes in Bergen, Hudson counties. That’s not fast enough, towns say.
- SPLIT LEGISLATURE GIVES THUMBS-UP TO STORMWATER RUNOFF CONTROLS
- You Flushed the Toilet. They Made Some Bricks.
January 2019
- The Delaware River’s invisible threats
- NJ bill would bring ‘dark money’ donors into the light
- Where do plastic bag fees go? In Somers Point, one store is donating to charity
- New Jersey proposes PFAS regulations for groundwater; EPA regulations delayed by shutdown
- Interim Report Released for NY & NJ Harbor and Tributaries Study
- Sierra Club Leader to Speak on ‘State of the Environment’
- Villanova Gets $163K For Stormwater Runoff Research
- Pa. might set maximum limits on toxic chemicals in drinking water. Some ask: What’s there to decide?
- Members of Congress will ‘put pressure on the EPA’ to address PFAS-contaminated water
- N.J. town literally stinks — and now the neighbors can smell it, too
- ENVIRONMENTALISTS TELL GOV. MURPHY: HOLD THE SALT!
- Preliminary audit predicts revenue for AWA digester
- THE DELAWARE RIVER: A TIMELINE OF REVIVAL
- Senate Environment and Energy Committee favorably reports Senate Bill No. 1700 with committee amendments
- ‘ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE’ PROTECTION FOR POOR COMMUNITIES APPROVED
- NJBPU decision could cost utility customers millions
- Exclusive: Trump EPA won’t limit 2 toxic chemicals in drinking water
- NJDEP targets spring for PFOS, PFOA regulations
- STORMWATER MEASURE ADVANCES IN STATE ASSEMBLY, OPPONENTS AIR CRITICISMS
- Officials pledge to fix Monmouth County dump stink
- Dumping in the Meadowlands: State slapped agency for allowing sewage at landfill
- N.J. landfill backs out of plan to accept contaminated soil from Willow Grove military base
- NJ LANDFILL AGREES TO ACCEPT PFAS-CONTAMINATED SOIL FROM PENNSYLVANIA MILITARY BASE
- GOVERNOR STRESSES UNSAFE LEAD LEVELS IN NJ WATER BUT OFFERS NO QUICK FIXES
- Inside Vanguard Renewables, the Northeast’s biggest food waste recycler
- How small cities around the country are fighting to save recycling
- Drink at your own risk. EPA won’t set PFOA, PFOS limits
- The Stealthy Corporate Scheme to Privatize Pittsburgh’s Water System
- Shutdown Means E.P.A. Pollution Inspectors Aren’t on the Job
- Lots of rain in 2018 made local rivers run high and fast. Will climate change make that a regular thing?
- Stormwater 101: Answering your questions about the new fee
- A utility will help pay for and control stormwater and pollution – a growing concern due to climate change
- How did Phil Murphy do on the environment in 2018? | Opinion
- Report urges governor to be proactive in Pinelands preservation
- Newark Exceeds Lead Levels Again, Receives 3 Other Water Violations
- The biggest war on plastic is in New Jersey and bags, straws may not survive
- Some States Streets Ahead in Protecting Consumers from Drinking Water Contamination
- Drinking water guidelines in the US vary widely from state to state
- Study highlights efforts to address widespread PFAS contamination in drinking water
- GREEN GROUPS: PROPOSED OVERHAUL OF STORMWATER RULES DOESN’T GO FAR ENOUGH
- A fatberg longer than the Leaning Tower of Pisa is clogging another UK sewer
- Where did Rockaway Township drop the sewer ball 25 years ago? Report coming soon
- NJ American Water wraps up Roxbury Water acquisition
- Elevated Contaminant Levels Found In Belleville’s Drinking Water
- NEW JERSEY’S DRINKING WATER: NJ SPOTLIGHT ROUNDTABLE
- The lead in Newark’s drinking water has hit a ‘jaw dropping’ high level, tests show
2018
December 2018
- New Campaign Launches to Engage Communities in Shaping Solutions to Combined Sewer Overflows
- Lead Service Line Replacement Program in Newark to Begin in January
- Ocean County officials will collaborate with contractor in investing in upgrades to recycling
- With nation’s highest taxes, New Jersey presses towns to share services
- Federal Judge Says Newark Doesn’t Need to Expand Filter Program to East Ward
- Judge rules Chester Borough satisfies housing obligations (pay wall)
- How Worker Inspecting Sewer Discovers Woman’s Long-Lost Anniversary Ring
- Mountain Creek nears settlement with Vernon
- Suez Water New Jersey buys struggling West Milford utility, plans $50 million upgrade
- Sewer system that spilled 5 million gallons of sewage into Valley Forge Park in 2014 has a new owner
- 44 acres of forest preserved in Byram
- OP-ED: NJ NEEDS STORMWATER UTILITIES TO DEAL WITH EXTREME WEATHER, FLOODING
- Large-Scale Solar Installations Drop 50 Percent in Q3
- Local groups critical of new EPA water rule
- Advocacy Group Asks Federal Judge To Expand Newark’s Lead Filter Program
- NEWARK SUED OVER HANDLING OF LEAD-CONTAMINATED WATER
- VICE News to Air Segment About Newark’s Lead Problem Ahead of Court Hearing
- RAIN GARDENS IN NJ: SMALL PROJECTS HELP ALLEVIATE STORMWATER PROBLEMS
- Trump Rule Would Limit E.P.A.’s Control Over Water Pollution
- Gov. Phil Murphy dumps Chris Christie’s septic plan for Highlands
- 10 Atlantic City police officers, including Josh Vadell, sue city over unpaid sick time
- Experts: Lead Exposure Concerns for Bordentown Children (pay wall)
- Shape now decides if plastics are recyclable, ACUA says
- NJ legislation would create a food-waste task force
- Trump’s Tariffs Drive Up the Cost of Public Works
- What’s that smell in Sayreville?
- Flemington: Tirpok Cleaners sued by state over contamination
- WARNINGS THAT TRUMP CHANGE TO CLEAN WATER ACT WOULD BE BAD FOR NJ RIVERS
- 9 years after being flushed, NJ woman’s wedding ring reappears
- Cause of Bordentown lead issues remains a mystery
- 80 percent of voters backed sale of sewer system to New Jersey American Water
- Water Main Break Closes Leigh Avenue In Princeton
- NJ American Water To Conduct Work In Cherry Hill This Week
- OP-ED: GOVERNOR, LAWMAKERS SHOULD PRIORITIZE SPENDING ON INFRASTRUCTURE
- Murphy Administration Reverses Christie-era Standards on Septic Density
- MURPHY OFFICIALS UNDO CHRISTIE’S SEPTIC-TANK DENSITY RULE FOR HIGHLANDS
- Laud N.J. effort to put polluters in their place | Editorial
- NEW CHEMICAL SUBSTITUTES THREATEN TO UNDERMINE NJ’S CUTTING-EDGE RULES ON PFAS
- Drinking water: 1.5M in NJ served by utilities that failed tests since Flint
- Lead water problem spreads, another town handing out filters
November 2018
- Caldwell Planning Board to study redevelopment of Bloomfield Avenue properties (pay wall)
- Sewer pipe was leaking in Barnegat Bay for at least 42 days
- New Coalition Seeks to Protect Communities from Flooding and Pollution
- Sparta Mountain Plan is Going Forward
- Guest Opinion: Open space preservation vital to Delaware River Watershed
- Tech Center, Atlantic City airport face 9 more years of Superfund cleanup
- HIGHLANDS COUNCIL’S NEW HEAD SEEKS MORE LOCAL SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL PLAN
- Murphy headlines second day at NJ League of Municipalities Conference
- New Jersey American Water Certifies its Compliance with New Water Quality Accountability Act
- Come Join New Jersey LCV Education Fund at the League of Municipalities
- Water Purifier Market is Expected to Register at a CAGR of 8.28% during 2018 to 2023
- Is Newark’s Water Safe to Drink Despite Lead Problem?
- LONG HOURS, HOT DAYS, COLD NIGHTS DON’T STOP THESE DOOR KNOCKERS
- Spend referendum bond money wisely: Editorial
- This Thanksgiving, do us all a favor: Keep your grease out of the sink
- California Voters Reject Water Infrastructure Bond
- The huge water problem no one is talking about — but everyone should be
- Water Main Ruptures In Hoboken On Morning After Snowstorm
- Newton addresses water violation notice
- OPINION: MAJOR INVESTMENTS, FAR BETTER PLANNING NEEDED TO CLEAN UP WATER IN NJ
- All eyes are on Newark as mayor insists he didn’t hide lead problem from residents
- Newark mayor defends actions in city’s water crisis
- Water Debate Continues At Moorestown Council Candidates Forum
- Water Main Break Reported In Basking Ridge
- New Jersey American Water charged too much; now, it must pay you back
- Newark’s water breaches levels for dangerous contaminant. And nearby towns are drinking it, too.
- ‘Newark is not Flint.’ Mayor pushes back as water problems rise
- Bloomfield’s Water From Newark Has Elevated Acid Level: Repo
October 2018
- Aqua America to buy Pittsburgh gas utilities for $4.3B
- Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Settles Worker Accident Case for $2.28 Million
- COLLAPSE OF NJ SOLAR INDUSTRY, BIG LAYOFFS IF NO INTERIM STATE PLAN — WARNING
- NEW JERSEY LCV APPLAUDS COMMITTEE VOTE ON FLOOD DEFENSE ACT
- Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Morris County jail water
- Research finds NJ numerical nutrient criterion used to protect streams is too high
- Franklin County municipalities deal with stormwater requirements and cost
- OPINION: Investigate Vernon dirt dumping for any threat to water
- Is the Highlands Act an unfunded mandate? Officials in West Milford say yes
- Utility company reaches deal to save most customers about $2
- Washington Township Committee approves redevelopment overlay despite community objections
- Long-delayed project will bring sewers to Howell’s Freewood Acres neighborhood
- Newark Hands Out Thousands Of Lead Water Filters After Lawsuit
- Montgomery Promotes Healthy Lawns and Healthy Water
- State Supports City Of Newark’S Decision To Provide Water Filters To Residents With Lead Service Lines
- EPA excluded its own top science officials when it rewrote rules on using scientific studies
- What to Know About Bottled Water Claims
- Are Moorestown Water Contaminants Coming From Cinnaminson Site?
- PFAS Levels at NJ Base 24,000 Times Higher than Proposed Fed Standard
- NJ shows nation how to get toxic chemical out of drinking water
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