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It’s time to step up for the North Atlantic right whale

BY ALISON MITCHELL New Jersey Conservation Foundation North Atlantic right whales, one of the largest animals on Earth, travel through waters off the New Jersey shore...

Environmental advocates disappointed by flood rule rollbacks

New Jersey environmental advocates are disappointed by the rollback of Resilient Environment and Landscapes (REAL) flood rules designed to lower costs and protect public...

Shellfish farmers warn overregulation could drive NJ aquaculture to ‘extinction’

BY DANA DIFILIPPO New Jersey Monitor Legislators advanced a package of bills on Sept. 17 intended to help New Jersey’s aquaculture industry, with shellfish farmers complaining...

Gun owners challenge NJ restrictions on nonfirearm weapons

BY DANA DIFILIPPO New Jersey Monitor Gun rights advocates have a new target in their crusade to strike down New Jersey’s longstanding prohibitions on weapons, suing...

Payout in $96.5M generic-drug legal case may be coming your way

BY ELISE YOUNG NJ Spotlight New Jersey residents who bought certain generic drugs – including off-brand versions of Celebrex, Prozac, Coumadin and other commonly prescribed medicines...

Commissioners support fight against food insecurity 

The Burlington County Commissioners joined county and local officials, state legislators, and representatives from the New Jersey Agriculture Society’s Farmers Against Hunger for the...