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Monday, November 14th, 2011New: Information Page on the State Strategic Plan
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011New Jersey Future has set up an information page that includes a range of resources about the new State Strategic Plan.
DEP Launches ‘Environmental Management’ Initiative
Thursday, October 27th, 2011How the NJDEP goes about implementing its own new vision will say much about how the Christie administration intends to fulfill the mission of the new State Strategic Plan.
New Jersey Activists Work to Reverse RGGI Pull-out; New York State Supports ‘Climate-Smart Communities’
Friday, October 14th, 2011Activists are encouraging Gov. Christie to keep New Jersey in the multi-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and New York is taking the initiative a step further with its Climate-Smart Communities program.
Proposal Would Reverse Policy of Targeting Energy-Efficiency Incentives to Smart-Growth Areas
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has issued a proposal that would reverse its policy of targeting energy-efficiency incentives to smart-growth areas, and is soliciting public comment.
County Growth Plans Poised for Adoption
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Extension of Sewer Service Areas is one of the most important factors in determining where development will happen next: Where new sewer lines go, development follows. Until recently, most of the state had obsolete, and in some cases nonexistent, designations for where sewers were permitted. But since the Department of Environmental Protection updated its water quality rule in 2008, the situation has changed, and counties are poised to adopt plans designating where sewers are allowed.
On Balance, New Legislative Effort Keeps Urban Transit Hub Incentives Intact
Thursday, September 22nd, 2011Should a new bill that uses funds originally allocated to the Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program raise a red flag for smart growth and transit advocates?
Join us in Supporting the Federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011New Jersey Future contacted U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg today, seeking their support to maintain funding for the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities.
Why Not Tier Solar Incentives to Encourage Advantageous Locations?
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011New Jersey Future’s testimony at the Energy Master Plan hearing highlighted ways to encourage solar on rooftops, landfills and brownfields.
Blackouts and a Bright Spot in the Energy Master Plan
Thursday, August 11th, 2011New Jersey Future released its comments on the Draft 2011 Energy Master Plan, with a mixed review on transportation, commitment to the green economy and solar siting.
