2021
September 2021
- City issued utilities authority tax warning over private equity, asks county to intervene
- Aqua Pa., big buyer of town utilities, seeks to boost suburban water bills 17% — and sewer charges far more
- Anatomy of a drought: How the West may change for decades to come
- Jersey City and Hoboken looking to hold Suez accountable for failures following Ida. Fulop says canceling contract ‘on the table’
August 2021
- Science group urging NJ to limit suspected carcinogen in drinking water
- DEP urged to set tough limit on likely carcinogen in drinking water
- Houston’s COVID wastewater level up 320% from a year ago
- Across N.J., ‘forever chemicals’ are tainting drinking water
- August is National Water Quality Month. Here are 8 things you can do at home to protect your water
- Boil water advisory in effect in 9 N.J. towns as pipe repairs continue
- Op-Ed: What’s fair about this method of determining ‘fair-market-value’ of public utilities?
- Piscataway water-main break shows urgent need for infrastructure upgrade, advocates say
- NJ towns sue makers of ‘forever chemicals,’ saying companies must pay for cleanup
July 2021
- Garfield faces $2M tab after contamination of water supply exceeds standards
- Op-Ed: What’s fair about this method of determining ‘fair-market-value’ of public utilities?
- Eyeing Federal Infrastructure Windfall, Private Equity Courts Public Utilities
- NJ will replace all lead water pipes in the next decade. What the new law will require
- Will New Jersey Fund Pensions With Stealth-Taxes? An Asset Transfer Update
- Falling short for years, NJ now pays Delaware River commission its full share
- Plan to replace every lead pipe in N.J. heads to Murphy’s desk
- Will lead water lines get replaced?
- As Newark eliminates lead water pipes, NJ advances 10-year plan for statewide removal
June 2021
- Passaic Valley Water Commission Continues to Knock the Lead Out
- Investigation into Paulsboro contamination and illness is about to start
- Camden City and Four Others Sue For PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water Supplies
- Cumberland utilities authority head quits, cites influence of ‘outside forces’ in finances
- Frustration over Bayonne’s water contract has reached a boiling point. Can the city find a way out?
- PWC chairman’s full statement: Bernhard has not established trust or transparency
- CCUA’s sewer deal doesn’t fix a problem, it is the problem
- Should a water authority be privatized to rescue a municipality’s finances?
- Delaware River may be dumping more plastic into ocean than any other U.S. waterway
- Utility Shutoffs in NJ to Resume June 30 as Relief Options for Customers with Unpaid Bills Expand
May 2021
- Delaware River may be dumping more plastic into ocean than any other U.S. waterway
- Utility Shutoffs in NJ to Resume June 30 as Relief Options for Customers with Unpaid Bills Expand
- Climate Change’s Impact On Hurricane Sandy Has A Price: $8 Billion
- In a first, study puts price tag on Sandy damage caused by sea-level rise
- In Philly suburbs, sewer systems are for sale, and citizens push back, fearing rate hikes
- New Jersey American Water Signs Agreement to Purchase Egg Harbor City Water and Sewer System
April 2021
- After severe sewer backups, tests show Cottonelle wipes currently meet ‘flushability standards,’ according to Charleston Water System
- Charleston Water System and Kimberly-Clark Reach First Ever Agreement for Cottonelle Flushable Wipes to Meet National Municipal Flushability Standard
- New Jersey American Water Signs Agreement to Purchase Egg Harbor City Water and Sewer System
March 2021
- Should a water authority be privatized to rescue a municipality’s finances?
- Renewed focus on landfill calculations as waste industry faces pressure to reduce emissions
- Upgrades Planned for City’s Water Treatment Plant as Lead Service Line Replacement Program Nears End
- Hundreds of sewage leaks detected thanks to AI
- From lead lines to bacteria treatment, new website shows public how NJ water utilities are doing
- Regulators Ban Fracking Permanently in the Four-State Delaware River Watershed
- New funding for land preservation in Highlands, New Jersey’s ‘golden goose’
- New Jersey American Water main flushing begins this month and continues through the fall
- NJDEP Sues The United States Over PFAS Contamination
- NEW JERSEY LCV APPLAUDS THE DELAWARE RIVER WATER BASIN COMMISSION DECISION TO BAN FRACKING IN DELAWARE RIVER REGION
- Statement from Jersey Water Works Co-Chairs on New Jersey Governor’s FY 2022 Budget Address
- EPA investigates toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in pesticides
- EHC Council votes to sell water and wastewater utility
- Paterson council repeals Mayor Andre Sayegh’s sewer fee initiative
- Sewage floods streets in Ventnor following broken main
- City Council Votes to Return Flat Rate Sewer Billing, But Budgetary Questions Loom
- More work is underway on Hoboken Northwest Resiliency Park, flood infrastructure and sewer upgrades
February 2021
- Residents may get a say in sewer improvements
- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Proposes $44.8B Spending Plan
- Here’s what you need to know about proposed Taunton gasification plant
- Basin commission to take action on fracking ban near Delaware River
- Ventnor City Sewage Spill Could Take A Week To Clean Up
- ‘It’s green and it stinks.’ 4 million gallons of raw sewage a day flooding Jersey Shore town.
- Raw sewage floods N.J. neighborhood as fix could take days
- Raw sewage spilling onto NJ city street for a week
- Touring a Bronx, New York Sewage Plant is a Surprisingly Popular Valentine’s Day Idea
- Company trying to purchase Hampden plant eventually wants to mix trash with sewage sludge
- States Clash With Pentagon on PFAS Water Limits, Polluted Sites
- A hacker broke into a Florida town’s water supply and tried to poison it with lye, police said
- Egg Harbor City to decide soon whether to sell water and sewer systems
- New Jersey has to face the impacts of climate change | Opinion
January 2021
- New Jersey in Forefront in Regulation of PFAS Despite Ongoing Legal Challenge
- New Jersey has to face the impacts of climate change | Opinion
- A commissioner’s farewell and hopes for a stronger, fairer, greener New Jersey | Opinion
- New Jersey Site Remediation Program Faces Key Issues in 2021
- Governor Murphy Announces Shawn LaTourette as Acting Commissioner of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
- LEADING POLITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP CONGRATULATES ASSEMBLYMAN KENNEDY ON NEW ROLE AS CHAIR OF ASSEMBLY ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
- American Water (AWK) Arm to Invest $1.6M to Replace Water Mains
- Using the latest technologies and advanced analytics to make infrastructure, ecosystems, and communities healthier and more sustainable
- DuPont, Chemours reach agreement over ‘forever chemicals’
- Cleanup of our water continues: NJ 2020, the year of COVID-19
- How did profanity-laden text messages contribute to MUA commissioner’s censure?
- AG, DEP commissioner announce 7 new lawsuits targeting polluters, including in Union