Environment
LONG BRANCH, NJ – Today, on the five-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Congressman Frank Pallone (D NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, announced they will introduce a bill to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lawmakers cite prospect of settlement funds being diverted away to balance NJ state budget
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) released the following statement today in response to emerging details of the Christie Administration’s controversial settlement with ExxonMobil. In March, the Christie Administration announced its decision to settle New Jersey’s $8.9 billion environmental damage lawsuit against ExxonMobil for a mere $225 million.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) sent a letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), requesting that the agency hold a public meeting in New Jersey so that residents can make their voices heard on the issue of seismic testing in the Atlantic Ocean. BOEM announced that they intend to hold public sessions to discuss the process by which interested parties can obtain geological and geophysical (G&G) permits to conduct seismic testing off the Atlantic Coast.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for working to recover costs from a responsible party related to contamination at the Cornell-Dubilier Electronics Superfund site in South Plainfield, New Jersey. EPA announced that $22 million has been received from D.S.C. of Newark Enterprises, Inc. for their liability in a settlement to recover the federal and state government’s costs for cleanup of contamination at the Cornell-Dubilier site.
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) expressed his opposition to a proposal by the Obama Administration to open parts of the Atlantic Ocean to offshore oil and gas drilling. The meeting was held by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in Atlantic City, NJ before the Administration moves forward with a 5-year offshore leasing plan which includes opening parts of the Atlantic Ocean to offshore oil and gas drilling.
NJ Lawmakers cite potential impact on environment, economy in the event of a spill
NJ Passed Up More than $114 Million in Potential Revenue, Could Miss Out on Additional $387.1 Million Through 2020
Lawmakers Call for Renewed Efforts to Stop Seismic Blasts off the Jersey Shore
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-6) and Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) visited Spring Lake Park to discuss the dangers posed by synthetic plastic microbeads commonly used as exfoliants in cosmetics and personal care products, like face wash, soap, and toothpaste. These small bits of plastic can slip through water treatment systems after they are washed down the drain. As a result, these microbeads often end up in local streams, rivers and larger bodies of water.