EPA Invests in New Jersey Students with Grant for Bergen Community College

September 12, 2023 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has awarded $100,000 to Bergen Community College “to engage students as active learners and critical thinkers with a focus on energy and resource conservation, designing for sustainability and how to be better environmental stewards.”

EPA Invests in New Jersey Students with Grant for Rowan University

September 12, 2023 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has awarded $100,000 to Rowan University. This award was granted as part of the “E3” project under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act. E3 stands for Educate, Empower, and Employ, and the funds provided through this project will be used to provide tools for students and instructors to learn more about their environment, renewable energy, climate change, and promote these climate careers that are in need of promotion and diversity.

Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $66 Million to Help New Jersey Communities Address Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water

February 13, 2023 – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $66.1 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to address emerging contaminants, like Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), in drinking water in New Jersey.

Commissioner LaTourette Joins Vice President Harris to Announce New Jersey's Participation in Program to Accelerate Lead Service Line Replacements in Underserved Communities

January 27, 2023 – The Lead Service Line Replacement Accelerator community initiative, made possible by dedicated funding provided through the landmark federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)...

Menendez and Booker Announce Nearly $11.3 Million in Federal Transportation Grants for Two NJ Ferry Services

January 23, 2023 – FTA IIJA funding will support upgrades to Monmouth County’s Belford Ferry Terminal and NY Waterway ferry service in Hudson County.

NJ TRANSIT Awarded FTA Grant to Study Transit Oriented Development Along Proposed HBLR Extension

December 12, 2022 – $592,000 Grant Will Examine Equitable TOD On Nine-Mile Route Through Bergen County.

Senators Booker, Menendez Announce $44.6 million for Union City Bus Garage and Terminal Project

August 16, 2022 – The funding will allow for the rehabilitation of Union City’s 75-year-old garage to make the facility suitable for bus storage and includes the addition of a bus terminal to improve connectivity for the city’s 70,000 residents.

Governor Murphy and USDOT Secretary Buttigieg, Along NJ TRANSIT and Federal and State Officials, Officially Break Ground on New Portal North Bridge Construction

August 1, 2022 – Construction of Portal North Bridge and Larger Gateway Program Will Drive Economic Growth, Create Good-Paying Jobs, Significantly Improve Customer Experience for Millions of Commuters Annually.

ICYMI: Murphy Administraton Launches Development of $1 Billion Water Infrastructure Investment Plan

January 20, 2022 – This innovative effort aims to better understand and resolve water infrastructure challenges plaguing New Jersey communities and utilities through short- and long-term investments that will create good-paying jobs while delivering safe, reliable drinking water, reducing flooding, and improving the quality of New Jersey’s waterways.

Statement by Governor Murphy on the House Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill

November 6, 2021