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.
Blawg Related Categories: Environmental Law • States • New Jersey • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Green Pages - NJ
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RGGI’s first sale
On Thursday, Sept. 25th, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) held their first sale of allowances. RGGI is an interstate compact comprised of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode…
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Governor does not veto Permit Extension Act
Unfortunately, the Governor did not listen to the call of environmentalists and signed the Permit Extension Act into law. As I noted yesterday, this is bill is a mistake.
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Enviros seek Governor’s veto of Permit Extension Act
Last week, New Jersey’s environmental leaders called upon the Governor to conditionally veto the Permit Extension Act. Here is the Press Release on Permit Extension Act and a copy of the letter sent to the…
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My article on Renewables and Land Use Law published
My article, “Renewables and Land Use Law” was recently published in the American Bar Association’s Natural Resources & Environment journal, Vol. 23, Number 1, Summer 2008. The article examines how governmental goals of increasing renewable…
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I’m missing something with offshore drilling
The hot topic of offshore drilling seems to be an almost daily topic in the news. Two weeks ago, I came across a poll by the Monmouth University/Gannet New Jersey Poll on offshore drilling that…
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Appellate Division examines Highlands regulations
The Appellate Division recently issued an opinion upholding part of DEP’s Highlands Act rules while sending a part of it to the Office of Administrative Law for a hearing. The Court’s opinion can be found…
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Climate Change Networking event
On July 24th, the Leadership in Public Affairs Program at The College of NJ (or as I will always know it as Trenton State College) will be hosting a networking event for local people and…
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Another shorted sighted solution that solves nothing
Today, President Bush decided he will solve our pain caused by higher fuel costs by taking an action that will do very little to actually reduce fuel costs and that reduction will be a decade…
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MMS issues draft rules for offshore renewable energy facilities
New Jersey undertook a blue ribbon panel process from 2004 to May 2006 to examine the issues surrounding the wind farms off the coast of New Jersey. The panel proposed a limited test pilot program…
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Shore11 website
A new website has been launched. Shore11.org provides information regarding environmental news involving the shore, real time beach conditions and other information including blogs. The site is run by Benson Chiles and is sponsored by…