Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast - New Jersey’s Final Environmental Justice Rules: NJDEP Response to Comments, Practical Implications, and Applicability

New Jersey’s Final Environmental Justice Rules: NJDEP Response to Comments, Practical Implications, and Applicability

10 Aug 2023 12:17 PM | Michael Lazo (Administrator)

On April 17, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) published its final Environmental Justice rules (EJ Rules). The EJ Rules stem from New Jersey’s first-of-its-kind Environmental Justice Law (EJ Law), enacted in September 2020 (N.J.S.A. 13:1D-157 et seq.).