On June 5, 2023, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published in the New Jersey Register that effective immediately, the NJDEP has enacted interim groundwater, migration to groundwater, and soil...more
New Jersey has extended the deadline for businesses engaged in “soil and fill recycling services” to comply with key provisions of N.J.S.A. 13:1E-127, et seq., which was enacted on January 21, 2020 and is known as the ‘Dirty...more
On June 6, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP or Department) published its long-anticipated Environmental Justice rule proposal (EJ Rule Proposal)—the nation’s first proposed environmental...more
On January 18, 2022, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill establishing postconsumer recycled content (PRC) requirements for rigid plastic containers, glass containers, paper and plastic carryout bags, and...more
On February 1, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) extended the deadlines, known as timeframes, for the completion of certain milestones in the New Jersey site remediation process. The...more
On July 1, 2020, New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy signed the Permit Extension Act of 2020 (“PEA 2020”) into law. The PEA 2020 tolls certain state and local permit approvals, including approvals of soil erosion and sediment...more
Since his inauguration in January 2018, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy has steadily advanced an aggressive environmental justice agenda. On April 20, 2018, he signed Executive Order No. 23, which directed the New Jersey...more
This Alert provides an update on (1) the process to extend permits and approvals from a broad range of New Jersey state and local entities that would otherwise expire during the “COVID-19 extension period” and (2) NJDEP’s...more
Since at least March 9, the day that Governor Phillip D. Murphy signed Executive Order No. 103 (EO 103) declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19, regulated entities and business organizations in New Jersey have...more