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A road map for 'decarbonizing' NJ

Utilities board crafts a first step toward the wholesale weaning of New Jersey’s homes and commercial buildings off fossil fuels.
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'Enough pollution' in low-income NJ area with 1 power plant

Residents of low-income communities in New Jersey that would get a second gas-fired power plant nearby are urging the governor to halt the project, which they said flies in the face of an environmental justice law he signed with great fanfare over two years ago.

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N.J. environmentalists go to court to force Murphy administration to adopt climate change standards

A coalition of environmentalists has gone to court in hopes of forcing Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration to take more action to reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change in New Jersey, alleging the state is not following Murphy’s own policies.

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Murphy accelerates plans to reduce greenhouse gas in N.J. to fight climate change

Saying "now is the time for bold action," Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday he's "fast-tracking" New Jersey's goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect the state from climate change.

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‘We're being dragged along’: Extreme weather puts governors to the test
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‘We're being dragged along’: Extreme weather puts governors to the test

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy called Hurricane Ida "a very stark, tragic reminder that we’ve got to act.”
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New Jersey earmarks $100M to build up electric truck, bus fleets

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the state is spending $100 million on reducing carbon emissions in garbage trucks, school buses and passenger buses.
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NJ governor now says he will try to stop LNG transport
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NJ governor now says he will try to stop LNG transport

New Jersey voted to approve construction of a dock that would create state’s first export terminal for LNG. Now Gov. Murphy signals otherwise.
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Supreme Court to rule on key environmental cases

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Construction worker's tragic end highlights the deadly impact of extreme heat on workers

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way

Amid LNG’s Gulf Coast expansion, community hopes to stand in its way