July 23, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org A Republican-led effort to end the Delaware River Basin’s fracking ban fell short after an amendment to the federal Water Resources Development Act was not brought before a congressional committee. The amendment, authored by Rep. Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, would have stripped the Delaware River Basin Commission, an interstate regulator, of its authority to stop hydraulic fracturing in the 330 mile-long watershed from upstate Ne

July 24, 2026 | njbiz.com Atlantic City Electric has filed a proposal with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to build a 500-megawatt battery energy storage facility in Salem County. The utility says the project would help reduce rising electricity costs, strengthen grid reliability and improve South Jersey‘s energy supply. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Atlantic City Electric is determined to provide backup power through battery energy storage in the event that PJM is

July 23, 2026 | reuters.com U.S. energy officials questioned PJM Interconnection's power structure on Thursday as regulators weigh reforms to the country's largest power grid, which faces the growing risk of blackouts as data center demand soars and little new electricity supply is added. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: A recommendation from this important meeting was to increase the authority of the PJM board of managers and decrease the influence of stakeholders (utilities).

July 13, 2026 | newjerseyglobe.com The New Jersey Supreme Court handed municipalities a significant victory in land-use cases on Monday(7/13), unanimously ruling that developers seeking use variances for hospitals, senior housing, schools, childcare centers, and other “inherently beneficial” projects must prove their proposals will not substantially undermine local zoning plans before a variance can be approved. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: The court’s decision strengthens

July 19, 2026 | politico.com “There’s a lot of controversy over whether or not this makes sense. We’ll be doing all the math as these returns come in,” Sherrill said. “When I came into office, I really was focused on how to make this a net benefit for the state, and how to bring everyone into the state. If you’re going to host this game where one in three people in the world will be watching this final, you want the people of New Jersey to feel like they’re part of it, and no