Press Release: New Jersey’s recent investment in urban forestry and management of established public forests at cross purposes, says advocacy group
(Boonton, NJ) The New Jersey Highlands Coalition releases the following statement today in response to New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette’s announcement of the Murphy Administration’s awarding of $24.3 million in Natural Climate Solutions Grants. Urban tree planting has many benefits, from flood mitigation to air filtration, cooling cityscapes in the summer,read more
NJDEP Requests Public Comment on New Inland Flood Protection Rules
On December 5, 2022, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published its official proposal for the Inland Flood Protection Rules. These new rules apply to Stormwater Management and the Flood Hazard Area Control Act. NJDEP will be holding a virtual public hearing concerning these rules on January 11, 2023 at 1:00pm via Microsoft Teams.read more
Petition Gov. Murphy and NJ DEP to pass the Emergency Flood and Stormwater Regulations
New Jersey communities are among the most at-risk in the nation for death and damages caused by increased flooding due to climate change. New Jersey is the most densely-populated and developed state in the nation, with more people living in flood-prone areas than anywhere else. Flooding caused by increasingly intense and frequent storms will threatenread more
Highlands Highlights: The Great Waters of New Jersey
Highlands Highlights: Great Waters NJ_Feb 2022
Highlands Appointments Op-Ed_February 2022
Why is a Black woman’s nomination to an all-white environmental board being blocked? Opinion, Elliott Ruga (Feb 10, 2022)
CivicStory: Fresh from the Highlands
CivicStory: Fresh from the Highlands? Pressure on Newark’s Drinking Water Spurs Citizen Action, Feb 8, 2022
Highlands Highlight: New Jersey Forests Forum
Highlands Highlight: Stewardship of New Jersey’s Publicly Owned Forests (January 18th, 2022)
A first step toward regulating warehouse sprawl?
A first step toward regulating warehouse sprawl? (John Hurdle, NJ Spotlight)
HIGHLANDS HIGHLIGHT: The Third Northwest New Jersey Rivers Conference
HIGHLANDS HIGHLIGHTS: The Third Northwest New Jersey Rivers Conference, November 9th and 10th Online!
Environmental groups pool funds to back Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
Environmental groups pool funds to back Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership
