Asbury Park officials can expect $400,000 for brownfield remediation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the near future, according to shore Representative Frank Pallone (D-6).
The southern Atlantic coast has been omitted from consideration for oiil and gas exploration in the latest version of leasing plans by the U.S. Department of the Interior - a move that won quick applause from two shore Congressman who stridently oppose it.
Fifty-million dollars for NJ Transit infrastructure - along with $213 million more for public transportation in six other states in the Northeast - escape the House scalpel in the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act heading to the President's desk.
New global terror threats place refugees in New Jersey in a glaring spotlight. Meanwhile, federal funding that's helping pay medical bills of first-responders who trace their ailments to 9/11 is near expiration. NJ Transit, which just raised fares, stands to lose millions in federal aid if a transportation bill amendment stays intact.
Heated debate concerning emigres from Syria and Iraq, fed by fears of a new spate of terrorism-related bloodshed in America, prompts shore-based Representative Frank Pallone (D-6) to meet with New Jersey religious leaders with first-hand knowledge.
The Superstorm's third anniversary serves as the launch point for a shore Congressman's plan to ensure that the kind of telecommunication breakdowns we saw during Sandy have less of a chance of recurring - for civilians as well as for emergency responders - nationwide.
Before November's public hearings regarding a proposal for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) port in the waters between New York and New Jersey, shore Representative Frank Pallone (D-6) urges Governor Christie to stay the course and veto it, as he did the first in 2011.