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Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06),U.S. Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, and a number of New Jersey environmental leaders today voiced concerns over President-elect Trump’s proposed environmental agenda, which includes withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate agreement, elimination of President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, cutbacks at the Environmental Protection Agency, and expanded offshore drilling.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Department of the Interior unveiled its final 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The final plan does not include a dangerous provision from the Draft Proposed Plan that would have authorized new offshore oil and gas leasing along the southern Atlantic coast. Pallone worked relentlessly to remove the Atlantic from the proposal, sending two letters to the Department of the Interior raising concerns about the risks posed by offshore drilling to New Jersey and communities throughout the Atlantic coast.

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., (NJ-06) issued the following statement in response to Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) being nominated to serve as U.S. Attorney General by President-elect Trump.

Long Branch, NJ --- Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a second contract for Phase II of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Port Monmouth. The $23,146,120.00 Contract 2 includes constructing a levee/floodwall, pump station, and a storm gate, tying into the existing Keansburg levee. The funding is part of the $110 million allocated for Port Monmouth in the Sandy relief package that Pallone worked to secure in 2013. The contract was awarded to Anselmi & DeCiccio of Maplewood, New Jersey.

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) went to the House Floor to express concerns over President-elect Trump’s positions on climate change. The video can be found here and the text of his remarks can be found below.

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), sent a letter asking President Obama to permanently protect both the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans from any future offshore oil and gas leasing. Pallone and 73 of his Congressional colleagues initially made the request to the President in September of 2016.

New Brunswick - Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a 2016 i6 Challenge grant of $439,190.00 to Rutgers’ EcoIgnite. EcoIgnite is a clean energy proof of concept center and accelerator program. It promotes the invention and innovation of clean technology to advance renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. These include sustainable biomass, wind, solar and waste-based energy.

Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., issued the following statement in response to the news that Steve Bannon has been tapped to serve as chief strategist and senior counselor in the Trump Administration: