Despite these challenges, some experts believe that it has actually gotten easier to save properties over the years. David Listokin, a professor who specializes in historic preservation at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers...
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Smart Meters Come to NJ, a Key to Achieving Complete Clean Energy by 2050
A smarter grid also is critical if the state achieves its goals of electrifying the transportation sector — the largest source of greenhouse-gas emissions. Under that scenario, the state will have to adopt different time-of-use tariffs for optimum times to charge...
Remarks by Governor Murphy on Ethics Reform at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University
Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Professor Carl Van Horn, for that overly generous introduction. And, thank you, Dean Vonu Thakuriah, for welcoming us to the Bloustein School. It is an honor to be back here at Bloustein, in particular, and at Rutgers University, in...
NJ lawmakers should say more about their finances and who’s pressuring them, Murphy says
"Too often, we see a different Trenton — one where an embedded culture resists change and looks out for those who hold power rather than looking out for the people we are supposed to serve," Murphy said Wednesday during a lecture at the Edward J. Bloustein School at...
NJ lawmakers should say more about their finances and who's pressuring them, Murphy says
"Too often, we see a different Trenton — one where an embedded culture resists change and looks out for those who hold power rather than looking out for the people we are supposed to serve," Murphy said Wednesday during a lecture at the Edward J. Bloustein School at...
Murphy says ethics reforms can attack political cynicism
Gov. Phil Murphy wants the Legislature to approve a package of ethics and government reforms that span from lobbying to financial disclosure to the transparency of the legislative process. Murphy detailed the proposals in a speech at Rutgers University’s Bloustein...
Gov. Murphy Unveils Ethics Reforms During Visit to Rutgers
Gov. Phil Murphy said he and his staff have been practically building a shrine around a fine bottle of bourbon he received as a gift. Here's the sobering truth, though: Murphy and his fellow executive branch employees are exempt by state law from taking one...
Toxic sites in NJ are stuck in limbo as clean-up cash dwindles from feds
Clean-up work at Superfund sites hinges on whether the site’s original polluters have been found and mandated to pay, as well as money available in the EPA budget, the EPA said. An agency spokesperson noted that since 1996, there have only been two years when the...
Residents shouldn’t overpay to make NJ clean energy leader
The worthwhile transition to clean energy “will be expensive and regressive,” said Frank A. Felder, the director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University. His op-ed for NJ Spotlight said residents will pay more directly and...
Residents shouldn't overpay to make NJ clean energy leader
The worthwhile transition to clean energy “will be expensive and regressive,” said Frank A. Felder, the director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University. His op-ed for NJ Spotlight said residents will pay more directly and...