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The environmental movement has a long history in America’s south – yet people of color and impoverished communities continue to face dangerous pollution

A team of chemical engineers have developed a new kind of jet mixer for creating biomass from algae that extracts the lipids from the watery plants with much less energy than the older extraction method. This key discovery now puts this form of energy closer to becoming a viable, cost-effective alternative fuel.

A trailblazing wind-solar hybrid project in western Minnesota could be a preview of what’s to come as renewable developers look for new ways to bolster projects.

To fight climate change more effectively, while also feeding a growing population, protecting our ocean and freshwater resources, and stemming a global loss of biodiversity, we must close that information gap, and do so in a hurry.

Developers want state subsidies but not everyone agrees with that. Activists say that low- and moderate-include New Jerseyans should get discounts on their bills.

DEP and other funders join forces to acquire Hudson Farm properties in Sussex County, saving forests, streams, and mountaintops.

Transformation of former landfill in South Brunswick to a solar farm sparked by Gov. Murphy’s renewable energy law shows initiative in building a cleaner New Jersey

EPA’s new acting administrator faces challenges in carrying out predecessor’s deregulatory agenda, NY Times

Ozone layer concerns over CFC-11 production; Maine lobsters are short-term winners within climate change; Trash along beaches and coastal waterways.

A bill to add a 5-cent fee to plastic and paper carry-out bags in hopes to reduce litter and provide funding towards lead abatement abatement programs, as well as encourage customers to choose reusable bags, is headed to the NJ Governor Phil Murphy