June 4, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will delay by a year the implementation of controversial new flood rules adopted on the final day of Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration to give regulators more time to make amendments. The move to walk back regulations that set new elevation requirements, expanded state flood maps beyond federal counterparts and created rules for wetland protection and stormwater management was announced

June 5, 2026 | nj.gov Governor Mikie Sherrill today (6/5) announced the nomination of Ben Hertz-Shargel to serve as Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). Upon confirmation, Hertz-Shargel will then be named President of the Board by Governor Sherrill. Hertz-Shargel currently serves as Global Head of Grid Edge at Wood Mackenzie, where he advises energy, technology, and financial firms on grid modernization, electrification, distributed energy resource

June 7, 2026 | nj.com Several Jersey Shore beaches hit hardest by recent coastal storms — including some that remain closed — are set to be rebuilt before summer ends. In recent weeks, federal officials finalized beach replenishment projects in Ocean City, Avalon, Stone Harbor, Sea Isle City and Strathmere. The push accelerated this week when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed two contracts worth about $35.3 million to rebuild beaches in Ocean City, Avalon and Stone Harb

June 8, 2026 | njspotlightnews.org Weeks before lawmakers must approve an annual state budget, Republicans are pitching cost-saving proposals and urging majority Democrats to take a look. Among the GOP-backed ideas is a call to repurpose unspent balances from prior-year appropriations, which they estimate could free up hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue. Read More: Click Here NJ SEED: Governor Sherrill is leading the way in proposing cuts to reduce the structural def

May 29, 2026 | roi-nj.com Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration has paused the review of the NJ PACT/REAL climate‑resilience rules by applying her new administration’s regulatory freeze, raising questions about whether the controversial rules will move ahead or be reconsidered. The state Department of Environmental Protection proposed a rule extending the legacy period in the recently adopted PACT/REAL Land Use rules for another year. The DEP said this will allow the agency t