Insights

New Jersey Update on Natural Resource Damages

NJDEP will delay full implementation of its new program to address natural resource damages ("NRD") for some...

NJDEP Unveils New Silver and Gold Track Program for Environmental Performance

On September 20, 1999, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ("NJDEP") announced a new program that...

National Brownfields Assessment Demonstratio Pilots

The EPA began accepting proposals for National Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots on October 19, 1999.  Brownfields Assessment...

LURP Online

The Land Use Regulation Program ("LURP") of NJDEP has come online. From Waterfront Development Permit checklists to...

Newark Declared an Environmental Opportunity Zone

The City of Newark's Environmental Opportunity Zone ("EOZ") legislation took effect on September 1, 1999.  Under the...

EPA Waste Official Confirmed

On July 1, the Senate confirmed Timothy Fields, Jr. as the EPA's assistant administrator for solid waste...

NJ Hazardous Waste Program Authorized

On August 2, 1999, EPA granted final authorization of New Jersey's hazardous waste program.  This program governs...

Hazardous Waste Combustion Compliance Deadline Set

EPA published a final agency rule on September 30, 1999 which provides that incinerators, cement kilns, and...

Modified Nationwide Wetland Permits

In an effort to improve protection of the nation's aquatic environment, the Army Corps of Engineers (the...