Comments on EJ Rule Proposal Now Available
NJ Water Infrastructure Investment Plan Webinar
Recording and Slideshow Available
Speakers from NJDEP and EPA provided information on how IIJA funding will flow to municipalities. New Jersey is expected to receive over $1 billion in funding between 2022 and 2026 to provide attractive financing packages, including grant-like principal forgiveness and low-interest loans for much-needed investments in water infrastructure.
NJOEM and NJDEP Mark Hurricane Preparedness Month by Urging the Public to Plan for Increasing Storm Threats
Caused by Climate Change
The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management recommends the public sign up for emergency alerts, prepare an emergency kit, make a family go-bag, and make an emergency plan. For more information about these recommended preparations and others, please see the following press release.
Participation Opportunities
Schedule of Administrative Order 2021-25 Public Hearings
Available Online
Facilities subject to the Environmental Justice Law and the Administrative Order 2021-25 must facilitate meaningful opportunities for overburdened communities to engage in permitting decisions for pollution-generating facilities through an enhanced public participation process. Scroll to the bottom of OEJ's "Take Action" page or click below for a complete list of hearings.
EPA Seeks EJ Input for Upcoming Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) Rulemaking
October 25 (1-4 pm EDT)
November 1 (5-8 pm EDT)
EPA will discuss and solicit input on environmental justice considerations related to the development of the proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI). These sessions will provide opportunities for EPA to share information about the upcoming LCRI rulemaking and for individuals to offer input on environmental justice considerations related to the rule. EPA is considering prioritizing protections for historically underserved and overburdened communities.
EPA is also accepting written comments via the public docket: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0801 until November 15, 2022.
The public meetings on environmental justice are part of several stakeholder engagement activities and consultations that EPA is engaging in prior to proposing the LCRI. EPA is conducting a Tribal Consultation on October 27 and November 9, 2022 (learn more). EPA is also consulting with the agency’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC), federal and local entities, and a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel as required under the Safe Drinking Water Act and other federal statutes and executive orders.
Learn more about safe drinking water and the upcoming Lead and Copper Rule Improvements rulemaking and related engagements.
Comment Opportunities
Comment Period Open on Reducing Greenhouse Gases from
Electric Generating Units
The EPA has opened a public docket to accept pre-proposal input on EPA’s efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from new and existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). The goal of this non-rulemaking docket is to gather perspectives from a broad group of stakeholders in advance of our proposed rulemakings.
Search for Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0723 and follow the online instructions for submitting information. The docket will remain open until March 27, 2023.
Information on submitting input to the docket is also available.
If you need assistance, please contact PowerSectorGHG@epa.gov.
The Agency will provide a separate opportunity for public comment on any future proposed rulemaking(s) for EGUs through a formal comment period announced in the Federal Register.
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All New Jersey residents, regardless of income, race, ethnicity, color, or national origin, have a right to live, work, and recreate in a clean and healthy environment. Historically, New Jersey’s low-income communities and communities of color face a disproportionately high number of environmental and public health stressors and, as a result, suffer from increased adverse health effects. New Jersey seeks to correct these outcomes by furthering the promise of environmental justice.
DEP’s Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) aims to improve the quality of life in New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities by educating and empowering communities who are often outside of government decision-making processes and guiding DEP’s programs and other state departments and agencies in implementing environmental justice.
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