Environment
EPA, CDC, & CPSC to Conduct Comprehensive Study of Crumb Rubber in Artificial Turf Fields & Playgrounds
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), who serves as Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today praised the formation of a multi-agency action plan to comprehensively examine the safety of crumb rubber used in artificial turf fields and playgrounds.
Letter to Secretary Jewell Signed by 34 Members Representing 13 States
“Drilling in the Atlantic is a risk-reward proposition—all of the risk is put on the backs of our shore communities, and all of the reward goes to Big Oil”
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), who serves as ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy requesting an urgent briefing in the coming days on the drinking water in Flint, Michigan.
The Congressman and Industry Discuss Pallone’s Bill Signed into Law Last Week
After Four Decades, Chemical Management Reform Key to New Jersey Within Reach
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) made the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of its final cleanup plan for the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey. The plan is for the cleanup of a nine mile stretch of Bound Brook, which passes next to the former Cornell-Dubilier Electronics facility. Under the plan, the EPA estimates that this fourth and final phase of the cleanup will cost $252 million.
Update of nearly 20-year old plan critical to managing NJ’s water resources
Bipartisan Bill to Protect Waterways Builds on New Jersey Legislation