Green Pages - NJ


Legislative, regulatory and case law arising out of New Jersey's environment.

Author: Mike Pisauro practices at Frascella & Pisauro in Princeton, N.J.

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Recent Posts from Green Pages - NJ


  • Why are we still dumping on our shore?

    Labor Day is over and the shore season is over.  Over the last several weeks of this summer I took my family to the shore.  I love the shore. As a kid, I went to…

  • EPA finds DEP’s site remediation program lacking again.

    Recently, the U.S. EPA released an audit report critical of NJ’s Department of Environmental Protection.  This audit report is on the heels of another negative audit report of the DEP’s handling of the remediation of…

  • Fisheries: How conservation now can lead to long term economic gains

    In the last couple of weeks, two reports came out regarding fish stocks.  Both of them give some measure of hope.  Before I get the actual reports, a little background is in order.  The ecological…

  • NJ Governor Canditates promote renewable energy, NJ needs more than rhetoric

    Recently the Republican and the Democratic candidates for NJ governor addressed renewable energy. NJ needs renewable energy. The Country and the World needs the switch to renewable energy. Christie’s website indicates we have one of…

  • Cash for Clunkers Interview

    On June 24th, President Obama signed into law the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009. A part of this appropriations act is the “Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009″ or Cash for Clunkers…

  • MMS issues lease for met towers off NJ Coast

    Last week, MMS announced they would be issuing leases to the three proposed wind farm developers so that they could begin the process of installing their meteorological towers. Bluewater Wind NJ Energy, Fishermen’s Energy of…

  • State, Regional and National focus attention on our Oceans.

    June, as national ocean month, has been a fairly busy one. Two weeks ago the Governors of NY, NJ, DE, MD, and VA met in NY to create the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Oceans.…

  • Grays Harbor’s application is dismissed

    I saw a post, at RenewablesOffshore regarding the memorandum of understanding between FERC and MMS.  As I noted previously these agencies have entered into a memorandum of understanding on the handling of offshore renewable energy…

  • Licensed Site Professionals Bill is now law

    On Thursday, May 8th the Governor signed into law the licensed site professional bill (which I have written several times about).  While signing the bill the Governor also issued Executive Order 140 which is a…

  • Indeck’s Compact Clause Challenge

    As I wrote recently, Indeck Corinth, L.P. has filed suit against the Governor of New York, the NY Department of Environmental Conservation and other agencies, challenging that state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative…