New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

With the judgment, New Jersey and ExxonMobil agree that no further remediation is anticipated for the site.

State Police have stepped up patrols in the impacted areas, and said that anyone caught tampering with the buoys will be criminally charged to the fullest extent of the law.

A 28% decrease in staffing since 2006, coupled with a 13% increase in acquired acreage since 2008, is severely stressing New Jersey's state park system, according to the report released Monday.

Experts say New Jersey is in line for more nuisance flooding due to sea level rise.

There are more than 52 endangered animal species in New Jersey and 32 considered threatened, according to the NJ DEP's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.

There was an 18-month heads-up. But compliance with New Jersey's ban on single-use plastic bags — and paper bags in many instances — may not be 100%.

The New Jersey DEP has launched a $10 million public lakes grants program to improve water quality and enhance environmental infrastructure in the state.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is having a party this weekend to celebrate its golden anniversary plus 2 years and Earth Week at Liberty State Park.

"The quality of New Jersey's trout fishing as well as the trout we stock have never been better," said Dave Golden, assistant commissioner of fish and wildlife for the state Department of Environmental Protection.

Chemicals that leaked pose increased risk for immune, reproductive, nervous, or endocrine system damage, cancer, kidney dysfunction, respiratory tract irritation, or cognitive or neurological problems.

A simple "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" is a sufficient summation of how the Pinelands Preservation Alliance feels about the decisions of the Pinelands Commission, a state government agency, a whole branch of government, or an individual county or town.

The Barnegat Lighthouse will be closed to visitors for seven months as the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection begins the restoration of the historic lighthouse.