New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
@dep.nj.gov
Protecting New Jersey's air, land and water and managing the Garden State's natural lands, wildlife and parks.
Make every drop count! 💧 Take these small actions to have a big impact on water conservation:
🌱 Avoid over-fertilizing lawns
🌿 Convert a percentage of your lawn back to nature and plant native plants
🌧️ Buy/build and install a rain barrel
🔗 Learn more: dep.nj.gov/drought
🌱 Avoid over-fertilizing lawns
🌿 Convert a percentage of your lawn back to nature and plant native plants
🌧️ Buy/build and install a rain barrel
🔗 Learn more: dep.nj.gov/drought
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Make every drop count! 💧 Take these small actions to have a big impact on water conservation:
🌱 Avoid over-fertilizing lawns
🌿 Convert a percentage of your lawn back to nature and plant native plants
🌧️ Buy/build and install a rain barrel
🔗 Learn more: dep.nj.gov/drought
🌱 Avoid over-fertilizing lawns
🌿 Convert a percentage of your lawn back to nature and plant native plants
🌧️ Buy/build and install a rain barrel
🔗 Learn more: dep.nj.gov/drought
NJ Attorney General Platkin & DEP Commissioner LaTourette announced five new environmental enforcement actions in communities considered overburdened under NJ's Environmental Justice Law & the settlement of two previous environmental justice lawsuits. The cases involve gasoline contamination. (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
NJ Attorney General Platkin & DEP Commissioner LaTourette announced five new environmental enforcement actions in communities considered overburdened under NJ's Environmental Justice Law & the settlement of two previous environmental justice lawsuits. The cases involve gasoline contamination. (1/2)
Today is One Health Day in NJ!
This international awareness campaign — observed annually on Nov. 3 — raises awareness regarding One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health while promoting collaboration to address these issues. 🤝❤️🌱
This international awareness campaign — observed annually on Nov. 3 — raises awareness regarding One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health while promoting collaboration to address these issues. 🤝❤️🌱
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Today is One Health Day in NJ!
This international awareness campaign — observed annually on Nov. 3 — raises awareness regarding One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health while promoting collaboration to address these issues. 🤝❤️🌱
This international awareness campaign — observed annually on Nov. 3 — raises awareness regarding One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health while promoting collaboration to address these issues. 🤝❤️🌱
The Murphy Administration today announced that it is accepting applications for park development and open space preservation projects through DEP’s Green Acres Program. 🌳
🔗News release at bit.ly/3LheqfG (1/3)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3LheqfG (1/3)
October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Murphy Administration today announced that it is accepting applications for park development and open space preservation projects through DEP’s Green Acres Program. 🌳
🔗News release at bit.ly/3LheqfG (1/3)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3LheqfG (1/3)
Nearly $8 million in Water Quality Restoration grants has been awarded to local municipalities, nonprofit groups and academic institutions to fund projects that enhance water quality in surface waters across the state.
🔗News release at bit.ly/4oQXVp7 (1/3)
🔗News release at bit.ly/4oQXVp7 (1/3)
October 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Nearly $8 million in Water Quality Restoration grants has been awarded to local municipalities, nonprofit groups and academic institutions to fund projects that enhance water quality in surface waters across the state.
🔗News release at bit.ly/4oQXVp7 (1/3)
🔗News release at bit.ly/4oQXVp7 (1/3)
Governor Murphy proclaimed November 3, 2025 as One Health Day in New Jersey, recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant, and environmental health, and promoting collaboration to address these interdisciplinary issues.
🔗News release at bit.ly/3X1oRX5 (1/2)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3X1oRX5 (1/2)
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Governor Murphy proclaimed November 3, 2025 as One Health Day in New Jersey, recognizing the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant, and environmental health, and promoting collaboration to address these interdisciplinary issues.
🔗News release at bit.ly/3X1oRX5 (1/2)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3X1oRX5 (1/2)
Today marks 13 years since Superstorm Sandy made landfall, leaving a lasting impact on the Jersey Shore and across the state. The storm caused severe destruction, with more than 300,000 homes damaged or destroyed and millions losing power. (1/6)
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Today marks 13 years since Superstorm Sandy made landfall, leaving a lasting impact on the Jersey Shore and across the state. The storm caused severe destruction, with more than 300,000 homes damaged or destroyed and millions losing power. (1/6)
DEP’s Contaminated Site Remediation and Redevelopment (CSRR) program reduces the number of contaminated sites in New Jersey, ensuring the protection of public health and the environment, and to ready sites for redevelopment. (1/3)
October 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
DEP’s Contaminated Site Remediation and Redevelopment (CSRR) program reduces the number of contaminated sites in New Jersey, ensuring the protection of public health and the environment, and to ready sites for redevelopment. (1/3)
Earlier during #LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek, DEP announced a new collaboration with the RWJFoundation and Arcadis, a global engineering services firm, to accelerate the replacement of lead service lines in New Jersey communities. (1/5)
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Earlier during #LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek, DEP announced a new collaboration with the RWJFoundation and Arcadis, a global engineering services firm, to accelerate the replacement of lead service lines in New Jersey communities. (1/5)
Provide your feedback on our newly launched NJDEP DocMiner online tool, which provides greater access to public records and complements digitized records found through DEP’s existing DataMiner online database.
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WlmBtv (1/3)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WlmBtv (1/3)
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Provide your feedback on our newly launched NJDEP DocMiner online tool, which provides greater access to public records and complements digitized records found through DEP’s existing DataMiner online database.
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WlmBtv (1/3)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WlmBtv (1/3)
The Murphy Administration today honored nine recipients of DEP’s Recycling Awards Program! Their dedication to recycling serves as an inspiration to us all. 🏆
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WRfOYI
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WRfOYI
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The Murphy Administration today honored nine recipients of DEP’s Recycling Awards Program! Their dedication to recycling serves as an inspiration to us all. 🏆
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WRfOYI
🔗News release at bit.ly/3WRfOYI
One of the biggest sources of lead in drinking water comes from service lines which are made of lead. As water utilities across New Jersey are working to find and replace all lead services lines by 2031, they may not know what material your service line is.
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
One of the biggest sources of lead in drinking water comes from service lines which are made of lead. As water utilities across New Jersey are working to find and replace all lead services lines by 2031, they may not know what material your service line is.
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
It's International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and DEP today announced a new collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Arcadis, a global engineering services firm, to help under-resourced municipalities access New Jersey Water Bank funding for lead service line replacement. (1/3)
October 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
It's International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and DEP today announced a new collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Arcadis, a global engineering services firm, to help under-resourced municipalities access New Jersey Water Bank funding for lead service line replacement. (1/3)
This Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, watch DEP's Christine Schell join New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the New Jersey Community Development Corporation to discuss how lead exposure threatens the health of our communities.
October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, watch DEP's Christine Schell join New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and the New Jersey Community Development Corporation to discuss how lead exposure threatens the health of our communities.
Bats Through the Seasons 🦇
☀️ During warm months, bats can be found in narrow nooks and crevices, like inside tree cavities or tucked behind shutters, where other animals won’t see or reach. They’re active at night, swooping through the sky to forage on insects and consume at (1/3)
#WildAboutNJ
☀️ During warm months, bats can be found in narrow nooks and crevices, like inside tree cavities or tucked behind shutters, where other animals won’t see or reach. They’re active at night, swooping through the sky to forage on insects and consume at (1/3)
#WildAboutNJ
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bats Through the Seasons 🦇
☀️ During warm months, bats can be found in narrow nooks and crevices, like inside tree cavities or tucked behind shutters, where other animals won’t see or reach. They’re active at night, swooping through the sky to forage on insects and consume at (1/3)
#WildAboutNJ
☀️ During warm months, bats can be found in narrow nooks and crevices, like inside tree cavities or tucked behind shutters, where other animals won’t see or reach. They’re active at night, swooping through the sky to forage on insects and consume at (1/3)
#WildAboutNJ
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TONIGHT (6:00PM - 7:30PM): South Jersey Scrap Metal Info Session via @dep.nj.gov
Attend in-person:
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Attend virtually: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
Attend in-person:
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Attend virtually: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
TONIGHT (6:00PM - 7:30PM): South Jersey Scrap Metal Info Session via @dep.nj.gov
Attend in-person:
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Attend virtually: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
Attend in-person:
The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Attend virtually: www.zoomgov.com/meeting/regi...
Today marks the start of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, a national effort to raise awareness about the dangers of lead exposure and how to prevent it.
Throughout the week, we’ll be highlighting steps you can take to protect your home, your family, and your community.
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
Throughout the week, we’ll be highlighting steps you can take to protect your home, your family, and your community.
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
October 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Today marks the start of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, a national effort to raise awareness about the dangers of lead exposure and how to prevent it.
Throughout the week, we’ll be highlighting steps you can take to protect your home, your family, and your community.
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
Throughout the week, we’ll be highlighting steps you can take to protect your home, your family, and your community.
#LeadPoisoningPreventionWeek
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South Jersey Scrap Metal Info Session via @dep.nj.gov
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 6:00-7:30 PM
Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Register here: tcsahub.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 6:00-7:30 PM
Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Register here: tcsahub.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
South Jersey Scrap Metal Info Session via @dep.nj.gov
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 6:00-7:30 PM
Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Register here: tcsahub.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...
When: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 6:00-7:30 PM
Where: The Salvation Army Kroc Center
1865 Harrison Ave, Camden, NJ 08105
Register here: tcsahub.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?...
This week, DEP proudly celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with an inspiring and vibrant event centered around the theme “Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, Embracing Rich Traditions, Old and New.”
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This week, DEP proudly celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with an inspiring and vibrant event centered around the theme “Collective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future, Embracing Rich Traditions, Old and New.”
Last month, the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands team participated in Little Ferry's Family Fun Day!
They provided an opportunity to learn about water conservation & flood protection, including an opportunity for kids to think like a flood engineer with an interactive flood resistance activity.
They provided an opportunity to learn about water conservation & flood protection, including an opportunity for kids to think like a flood engineer with an interactive flood resistance activity.
October 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Last month, the Rebuild by Design Meadowlands team participated in Little Ferry's Family Fun Day!
They provided an opportunity to learn about water conservation & flood protection, including an opportunity for kids to think like a flood engineer with an interactive flood resistance activity.
They provided an opportunity to learn about water conservation & flood protection, including an opportunity for kids to think like a flood engineer with an interactive flood resistance activity.
That’s a wrap on the 2025 PFAS Summit! 👏
Deputy Commissioner Kati Angarone closed the event with a reminder that addressing PFAS contamination takes partnership across government, industry, academia and communities. Together we are making real strides toward a cleaner and safer New Jersey 💧
Deputy Commissioner Kati Angarone closed the event with a reminder that addressing PFAS contamination takes partnership across government, industry, academia and communities. Together we are making real strides toward a cleaner and safer New Jersey 💧
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
That’s a wrap on the 2025 PFAS Summit! 👏
Deputy Commissioner Kati Angarone closed the event with a reminder that addressing PFAS contamination takes partnership across government, industry, academia and communities. Together we are making real strides toward a cleaner and safer New Jersey 💧
Deputy Commissioner Kati Angarone closed the event with a reminder that addressing PFAS contamination takes partnership across government, industry, academia and communities. Together we are making real strides toward a cleaner and safer New Jersey 💧
Yesterday Commissioner @shawnlatur.bsky.social welcomed attendees to the 2025 PFAS Summit at NJIT, highlighting the state’s legacy of environmental leadership and commitment to tackling emerging contaminants head-on.
October 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Yesterday Commissioner @shawnlatur.bsky.social welcomed attendees to the 2025 PFAS Summit at NJIT, highlighting the state’s legacy of environmental leadership and commitment to tackling emerging contaminants head-on.
Reduce the potential for encounters with black bears this fall by taking measures to properly store garbage and eliminate access to other sources of food around your yard or while outdoors. 🐻
🔗News release at bit.ly/3VYuLI3 (1/2)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3VYuLI3 (1/2)
October 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Reduce the potential for encounters with black bears this fall by taking measures to properly store garbage and eliminate access to other sources of food around your yard or while outdoors. 🐻
🔗News release at bit.ly/3VYuLI3 (1/2)
🔗News release at bit.ly/3VYuLI3 (1/2)
🚘⚡ DEP is leading the charge on electric vehicles in New Jersey!
This #DriveElectricMonth, we got to witness New Jersey’s expanding EV fleet in action at Allaire State Park.
This #DriveElectricMonth, we got to witness New Jersey’s expanding EV fleet in action at Allaire State Park.
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚘⚡ DEP is leading the charge on electric vehicles in New Jersey!
This #DriveElectricMonth, we got to witness New Jersey’s expanding EV fleet in action at Allaire State Park.
This #DriveElectricMonth, we got to witness New Jersey’s expanding EV fleet in action at Allaire State Park.
Yesterday, Commissioner @shawnlatur.bsky.social announced the availability of a new online tool to help residents, local governments, nonprofit organizations & businesses easily identify funding opportunities for projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, reduce costs, and improve air quality.
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yesterday, Commissioner @shawnlatur.bsky.social announced the availability of a new online tool to help residents, local governments, nonprofit organizations & businesses easily identify funding opportunities for projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, reduce costs, and improve air quality.