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Environment

July 14, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today will join Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan to announce the launch of two competitive grant programs made possible by the recently-enacted Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.


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July 11, 2023

Sandy Hook, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony today formally transferring ownership of the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook to the federal government. This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) federal lab had been operating under a lease agreement with the state.


June 8, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded new investments from the Biden Administration to support the conservation and protection of whales. The U.S.

Issues: Environment

June 6, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook will receive $5 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to make critical upgrades to the facility’s saltwater intake system.


May 26, 2023
Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced the introduction of a bill that strengthens the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act ahead of the start of the beach tourism season. The U.S.

May 3, 2023

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today issued the following statement after New Jersey Republicans held a partisan hearing on marine mammals and offshore wind:


April 24, 2023

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today hosted a roundtable to highlight legislation to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.


April 21, 2023

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today applauded new awards from the Biden Administration to make coastal communities and ecosystems more resilient by protecting them from the economic and physical impacts of climate change and marine debris.


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April 11, 2023

Leonardo, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today joined Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland for a tour of Ohmsett – the National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility. The facility provides independent and objective performance testing of full-scale oil spill response equipment and helps improve technologies through research and development.