Department of Environmental Protection

To help locals enjoy some swimming at the Jersey Shore, lifeguards will be on duty during September weekends at Island Beach State Park.

Planned cutbacks for EPA and planned acceleration of offshore drilling motivates protests by local and New Jersey officials.

Despite some conflicting reports, we're pleased to pass along the word that all of the ocean beaches in Ocean County are open and free from unsafe bacterial levels.

Mixed reaction to Christie's bid to slow fluke regulations.

The summer season is now officially in the rear-view mirror, but after a season filled with hot temperatures, a lengthy drought, and contamination closing some shore beaches, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) is making sure we can enjoy them next summer.

The seemingly dry topic of water-protection rules could provoke a rarity by month’s end: A legislative veto invalidating new DEP rules for development.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is once again working to calm concerns over cloudy water in the Barnegat Bay.
Testing by the Bureau of Marine Water Quality Monitoring this week found that the water from outfall pipes in Seaside Heights and Seaside Heights met federal and…

High levels of radioactive tritium are still being seen in one of the eight monitored wells in Lacey Township, more than three years after a pair of spills were detected at the Oyster Creek Power Plant.