NJ Department of Environmental Protection

The problem isn't new. There's been issues with water dating back to colonial times.

The odds are 50/50 that in 2015 the drinking water in your home flowed from a system that violated a federal law designed to protect public drinking supplies. Nearly 4.5 million people in New Jersey — or about half the state's population — were served by a community water system that registered a violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act, according to a report released Tuesday by the Natural Resour

This week has been declared "Air Quality Awareness Week" in New Jersey to focus on the progress we have made against air pollution, and what we can do to continue to improve.

Officers have logged more than 130 arrests since March 2014.

The researchers said they hope their findings lead to federal environmental regulations that take into account fetal health.

Considered to be one of the most vulnerable stretches along New Jersey's coastline, Ortley Beach will be the first spot in northern Ocean County to benefit from a beach replenishment project that local officials have been waiting on since the shore was slammed by Superstorm Sandy.

A major thoroughfare for boat traffic at the southern end of Long Beach Island will likely be unsafe to use through at least the first half of summer.

The owner of a Sayreville home polluted by industrial chemicals pushes for the state to buyout his property – a power the DEP does not have and does not want.

Wrapping up a survey of New Jersey beaches following the storm, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection saw no major problems as of Thursday afternoon.

New Jersey spends more federal funds than state dollars protecting its land, air and water, making it vulnerable to looming EPA budget cuts.