Environment

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), authors of the Arsenic Prevention and Protection from Lead Exposure in Juice Act of 2012 or APPLE Juice Act, praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft proposal for a new standard for acceptable levels of arsenic in apple juice. The FDA is establishing this threshold to provide guidance to industry and will use the level when considering enforcement action if it finds a food product exceeds the threshold.

Long Branch, NJ—In Belmar, New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that he has reintroduced his legislation to reauthorize the BEACH Act, which requires tough new water quality testing and public notification standards so beachgoers are better informed about the safety of their beaches.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Resource Committees, issued the following statement following passage of H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act. The bill would expand leasing for offshore drilling to the Atlantic Coast, which Pallone has consistently opposed:

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce and Natural Recourses committees, praised President Barack Obama’s plan to cut carbon pollution, invest in renewable energy, and prepare communities for the consequences of climate change:

Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the contract has been awarded to Great Lakes Dredging and Dock Company, LLC for the beach fill project in Sea Bright and Monmouth Beach and that work will begin by the end of next month. The contractor will use 2.5 million cubic yards of sand and must complete the project within 175 days after it starts. This portion of the beach is part of a larger beach replenishment project from Sea Bright to Manasquan that will move forward in 3 additional phases.