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December 5, 2016
Long Branch, NJ - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voicing his concerns over Jersey Central Power and Light's (JCP&L) proposal to increase electric transmission rates in 2017.
Issues: Environment

December 1, 2016
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06) introduced two pieces of legislation to eliminate liability caps for the oil and gas industry and increase accountability for big oil companies responsible for disastrous spills.
Issues: Environment

August 6, 2016
Representative Frank Pallone (NJ-06) urges funding for brownfield site clean up to foster economic development within the district.

August 5, 2016
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone pushes for Congress to clean up Brownfield Site vacant lots in NJ.
Issues: Environment

June 2, 2016
Representative Pallone along with Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker successfully removed the Atlantic Ocean from the "Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program."
Issues: Environment

May 6, 2016
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., (D-NJ)., 6th District, sends letter to FEMA Director Fugate calling for the agency to take "swift action" regarding private insurance company fraud, along with six other New Jersey Representatives.
Issues: Environment

March 15, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of the Interior unveiled its latest iteration of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The revised proposal removes a dangerous provision from the Draft Proposed Plan that would have authorized new offshore oil and gas leasing along the southern Atlantic coast.


March 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Senior Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, sent letters to the New Jersey Department of Health and New Jersey Department of Human Services raising questions about the management of a program to provide lead poisoning screenings for pregnant women, children, and uninsured adults in cou


March 8, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), a co-chair of the Congressional Coastal Communities Caucus, announced a $450,344 grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).


February 22, 2016

In Light of Flint Crisis & Christie Veto, Asks If Additional Resources are Needed to Tackle Public Health Challenge