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The State Department of Environmental Protection's plan to impose a $3 fee for use of the walkway that allows access to Island Beach State park from Tice's Shoal is prompting backlash from boaters. DEP spokesman Larry Hajna says the money would be used to pay for lifeguards, which would in turn allow the park to open more beach area for public use...

As more and more towns question or even opt out of the state's dune replenishment plan, one Toms River community is proposing a storm protection alternative. Ortley Beach Voters and Taxpayers Association President Paul Jeffrey says his community has concerns about the state's plan...

The New Jersey Sierra Club is seeking an injunction to stop work on a bypass road through the Lacey Rail Trail to alleviate traffic on Route 9 while it appeals the state Department of Environmental Protection's approval of the project, according to the group's Director Jeff Tittel.

Many homeowners along the Jersey Shore are the recipients of a letter from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin explaining the importance of creating a dune system and the need for easements to be signed by all oceanfront homes.

A Brick Township community enduring a battle with noise and pollution from the Parkway Widening Project could get closer to relief with a visit from a representative from the Department of Environmental Protection at the beginning of June.

After Superstorm Sandy, Governor Christie enacted a series of measures to cut red tape to obtain numerous state permits for rebuilding projects, the state is trying to make the changes permanent.

If a nuclear disaster strikes, the State's Nuclear Emergency Plan is there to make sure the public is safe.

The recent report from the Natural Resources Defense Council may have presented a grim picture of the water in Ocean and Monmouth Counties, but according to a state environmental expert the majority of the damage is done by two main offenders.

Fishermen, environmentalists, and advocates showed up in Long Branch for the second public hearing on the Department of Environmental Protection's proposed beach access rules for the state. The proposed amendments delegate more power to municipalities in terms of ensuring compliance of public beach access regulations, however many of members who came out to the meeting in Long Branch felt they wer

The lawsuit to stop the annual hunting of black bears in New Jersey ends at the top. The New Jersey Supreme Court today denied the action, but advocates say they're not finished. The Animal Protection League of New Jersey and the Bear Education and Resource Group brought the action after officials in the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife deemed an annual hunt n