A New Jersey environmental justice bill that would give significant weight to environmental justice factors in permitting decisions for industrial projects became law on Friday. This new environmental justice law may affect...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
Permit Extension Act Now Law - On June 29, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip D. Murphy signed the Permit Extension Act of 2020 (“PEA”) into law. The PEA extends environmental permits and other government approvals in effect on...more
The United States Supreme Court has finally weighed in on whether discharging pollutants to groundwater constitutes a discharge to waters of the United States and triggers the need for a discharge permit under the federal...more
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