This past Monday, the Senate Environment and Energy Committee released several bills with NJBIA support. S-3919 (Smith), would phase out and ultimately ban hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). HFCs are short lived but highly potent greenhouse gases. HFCs were originally proposed to be banned by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, but the EPA regulations were overturned in a […]
Environment and Energy
NJBIA Participates in DEP Stakeholder Meeting on E-Waste
On Wednesday, October 29, the Department of Environmental Protection invited stakeholders to attend an all-day stakeholder meeting in preparation of the Department’s efforts to propose regulations to implement the 2017 changes to the electronic waste (E-Waste) laws. Those laws place obligations on the manufacturers of certain electronic equipment (e.g. televisions, computers) to ensure that the […]
Out with the Old, In with the New
Happy New Year! 2018 marks a change in our state as we usher in the 218th Legislative Session and a new Murphy/Oliver administration. Lame duck officially ended Tuesday, Jan. 9 at noon, but former Gov. Chris Christie had until Tuesday, Jan. 16 at noon to sign, veto or ignore the bills on his desk. In […]