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The NJDEP refused to make a "positive consistency determination" for Oyster Creek, as required by the federal Coastal Zone Management Act. The positive determination is required for all applicants seeking to relicense an existing facility. [21] On April 8, 2009 the plant was granted a license extension to operate until April 9, 2029.
NJDEP now has a staff of approximately 2,850. The department was created on April 22, 1970, America's first official Earth Day , making it the third state in the country to combine its environmental activities into a single, unified agency, with about 1,400 employees in five divisions, charged with responsibility for environmental protection ...
The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey overseen by the cabinet-level New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The division is "dedicated to the protection, management and wise use of New Jersey's fish and wildlife resources". [1]
The NJDEP adopts rules and regulations to implement New Jersey's air pollution laws. These rules and regulations go into greater depth and detail than the statutes. The NJDEP's air pollution control rules occupy Title 7, Chapter 27 of the New Jersey Administrative Code, N.J.A.C. 7:27-1 through 34. [13]
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In the state of New Jersey, the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry is an administrative division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.In its most visible role, the Division is directly responsible for the management and operation of New Jersey's public park system which includes 42 state parks, 11 state forests, 3 recreation areas, and more than 50 historic sites and ...
Increased population and industrialization after World War II meant that water quality across the United States was in a downward spiral. Catalyzed by the publication of Silent Spring and a Time (magazine) article on the pollution of America's waterway's featuring pictures of the Cuyahoga River on fire, public opinion began to shift decisively in favor of strong governmental action to abate ...
Completed EA and EIS reports (or FONSIs) are submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The Department reviews these reports, issues a finding about their completeness, and (if complete) recommends a course of action. The proposing agency may respond by accepting or disputing NJDEP's recommendations.