May 16, 2024 | Bergen County | Commissioner LaTourette | consent judgment | Cycle Chem Inc. | DEP | Department of Environmental Protection | Environmental Justice | Handy & Harman | Montvale | Montvale Groundwater Natural Resource Damage | Natural Resource Damages | NRD | Perk Chemical Company | Plessy Incorporated | Steel Partners Holdings | trichloroethylene | Department of Environmental Protection | Environmental Justice | Press Release | Securing Environmental Justice
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today announced a $14 million resolution of a natural resource damages (NRD) lawsuit against two companies for the contamination of groundwater with trichloroethylene (TCE) in Montvale, Bergen County.
Oct 18, 2022 | American Petroleum Institute (API) | BP | Chevron Corporation | Climate Change | ConocoPhillips | Deceptive Business Practices in Concealing the Risks Posed by Oil and Gas | DEP | Division of Consumer Affairs | Environmental Justice | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Fossil Fuels | Lawsuit | Misleading the Public | Shell Oil Company | Department of Environmental Protection | Environmental Justice | Press Release
State Accuses Defendants of Deceptive Business Practices in Concealing the Risks Posed by Oil and Gas for Decades, Driving Ongoing Use of Fossil Fuels For Immediate Release: October 18, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General For...
Aug 24, 2022 | chemical pollutants | DEP | Elmwood Park Borough | Environmental Enforcement Actions | Environmental Justice | Ewing | Linden | Middlesex Borough | Newark | Rahway | Settlement | Department of Environmental Protection | Environmental Justice | Press Release
Acting AG, DEP Commissioner Also Announce One Environmental Justice Case Settlement For Immediate Release: August 24, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lee...
Jun 16, 2022 | DEP | Environmental Justice | Ford Motor Company | Native American Tribal Community | Pollution | Consumer Protection | Environmental Justice | Press Release
Complaint Seeks Compensation for Natural Resource Damages; Ford Disposed of Toxic Paint Sludge, other Contaminants at Mining Site that Includes State-Recognized Tribal Lands For Immediate Release: June 16, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin,...
Apr 4, 2022 | Contamination | DEP | Department of Environmental Protection | Environmental Justice | natural resources | Environmental Justice | Press Release
State’s Complaint Seeks Compensation for Natural Resource Damages that Occurred over Decades in Overburdened Bergen County Community For Immediate Release: April 4, 2022 Office of The Attorney General – Matthew J. Platkin, Acting Attorney General NJ Department...
