New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Preservation in the Pines protects people from fire
by Alison Mitchell, Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation The second largest New Jersey wildfire in 20 years broke out in Lacey Township, Ocean County on April 22, 2025. Started by an illegal bonfire west of the Garden State Parkway, the Jones Road Fire burned over 15,000 acres of the Pine Barrens, including much of the Forked River Mountains. Although the fire […]
Former Trenton Water Works employee indicted for falsifying water quality reports
A former employee of Trenton Water Works (TWW) has been indicted for allegedly failing to collect water samples and falsifying water reports. Cesar Lugo, 37, of Trenton, is charged with two counts of official misconduct, theft by deception, violating the Safe Drinking Water Act, tampering with public records, and falsifying records, according to New Jersey […]