WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed an environmental review to assess potential wind development activities within six wind lease areas covering over 488,000 acres offshore New York and New Jersey in an area known as the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Inspector General's Office of Investigations issued the following investigation report: * * * On September 20, 2024, the U.S. Attorney's Office's Civil Division for the District of New Jersey entered into a civil settlement agreement with MV Contracting, Inc., based in Colonia, New Jersey. MV Contracting agreed to pay $950,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by circumventing disadvant  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: New York - EPA is observing Children's Health Month and Lead Poisoning Prevention Week by highlighting actions taken over the past year to protect children from lead exposure in New York and New Jersey. EPA actions include three judicial enforcement cases and 15 administrative actions focusing on violations impacting people in communities that are traditionally underserved or overburdened. These cases   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Ridgefield, N.J (Oct. 23, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alongside U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, Jr., U.S. Representative Rob Menendez, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, celebrated the award of nearly a quarter of a billion dollars ($250 million) to the Clean Corridor Coalition. This landmark grant, funded through the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: One-hundred years ago, an accidental explosion onboard a Navy cruiser killed several men. Navy Boatswain's Mate 1st Class George Robert Cholister witnessed the blast and tried to stop the situation from getting worse. He lost his life in the attempt; and he later received the Medal of Honor for his heroics. Cholister was born on Dec. 18, 1898, in Camden, New Jersey, to Harold and Hannah Cholister. He had a sister  more

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Kenneth Moore, age 41, of New Jersey, was convicted today of two counts of alien smuggling for private financial gain, following a 3-day jury trial. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, made the announcement. The evidence at trial established that on June  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: On Oct. 22, 1983, Navy Chief Petty Officer Michael W. Gorchinski volunteered to go ashore from the battleship USS New Jersey to assist Marines in Beirut with a radar installation problem at the Marine barracks. The New Jersey was in the eastern Mediterranean Sea supporting the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit, which was under small arms and mortar attack by Hezbollah. Gorchinski, an electronics technician, maintaine  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36770) entitled "Township of Pilesgrove, New Jersey - Petition For Declaratory Order": * * * By decision issued on September 13, 2024, in response to a petition by Township of Pilesgrove, N.J. (Pilesgrove), the Board instituted a declaratory order proceeding to determine whether and to what extent 49 U.S.C. 10501(b) preempts certain local and state laws regar  more