News Archive

Liberty State Park

• Free and Green! Many Helped Save Liberty State Park from Development, The Jersey Journal, June 2, 2016
• How Volunteer Group Will Celebrate Liberty State Park’s 40th Birthday, The Jersey Journal, April 25, 2016
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Rips Christie: It’s not Time for a Little Traffic Problem at LSP,  Hudson County View, January 26, 2016
• Officials, Environmental Advocates Fight Liberty State Park Development,  NJTV, January 21, 2016
• Liberty State Park Advocates to Christie: Don’t Touch the “People’s Park,”  Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016
• In Brief Thaw, Sweeney and Fulop Join Forces for Liberty State Park, , Politico, January 21, 2016
• Online Petition has Direct to Christie: Don’t Sell out Liberty State Park, The Jersey Journal, January 13, 2016
• Jersey City Hires Law Firm to Fight New Liberty State Park Plan, Jersey Journal, December 13, 2017
• Details Emerge About New Liberty State Park Marina, NJ.com, December 7, 2017
• Editorial: Leave Liberty State Park Alone, Bergen Record, December 5, 2017
• Don’t Let Christie Fence You Out of Liberty State Park Before He Leaves Office, Star Ledger, December 5, 2017
• Activists Oppose Idea of a Second Marina in Liberty State Park, News 12 NJ, November 30, 2017
• Liberty State Park Protest Seeks to Block Second Marina, The Record, December 2, 2017
• Liberty State Park Group Holds Protest of State Marina Plan: The People Own this Park! NJ.com, December 2, 2017
• Liberty State Park Friends Rally to Fight New Marina Plan, NJ.com, November 29, 2017
• Secret Marina Plan Riles Friends of Liberty State Park, NJTV, November 22, 2017
• Talk of New Marina in Liberty State Park Angers Park Advocates, NJ.com, November 22, 2017
• Saying No to Millionaire’s Marina, Hudson Reporter, November 19, 2017
• Goat Yoga for a Great Cause, The Two River Times, June 29, 2017
• Christie’s Backward Thinking; We Must Stop the Trump Budget, NJ.com, May 30, 2017
• Group Celebrates Liberty State Park at Annual Luncheon, Jersey Journal, May 8, 2017
• First NY/NJ Baykeeper Among Honorees at Friends of Liberty State Park Luncheon May 7, The Jersey Journal, May 3, 2017
• With a Little Help from their Friends, Hudson Reporter, April 25, 2017
• Liberty State Park Vision Comes into Focus During Legendary Canoe Trip, NJ.com, April 24, 2017

2018 Advocacy

• 5-Mile Sea gate Proposed from Sandy Hook to Breezy Point, The Two River Times, 7/28/2018
• Storm Surge Barrier Plans for NY Harbor: Comments from the Public, Riverkeeper, 7/27/2018
• Giant Sea Gate Proposed by Feds for New Jersey and New York is Slammed by Environmentalists, NorthJersey.com, 7/13/2018
• Officials, Advocates Spar Over Proposed Flood Barriers to Protect Against Future Storm Surges, CBS New York, 7/11/2018
• Army Corps Narrows Down Plans to Protect Area from Future Storms, NJTV News, 7/11/2018
• Two Woodbridge Sites Part of the State’s “New Day” for Environmental Enforcement, CentralJersey.com, 8/14/2018
• NJ’s Gov. Murphy to Take On Companies in Court for Toxic Waste, The Jewish Voice, 8/8/2018
• Murphy Administration is Shaking Down Polluters Over Toxic Sites with 6 New Lawsuits, NJ.com, 8/2/2014
• New Jersey Files Six Major Lawsuits Against Polluters, WBGO, 8/1/2018
• War on Plastic, northjersey.com, 8/10/2018
• A Plastic Bag Fee? No, A Legislative Money-Grab, Editorial, NJ.com, 6/23/18
• New Racetrack Idea Pitched For In And Around Liberty State Park, NJ.com, 6/22/18

         2017 Advocacy

• Water Advocates Seek Public Backing for Massive Infrastructure Upgrade, NJ Spotlight, December 4, 2017
• Coalition Led Ballot Question Approved, Safeguarding Pollution Settlements, Tap, November 8, 2017
• When Polluters Pay States for their Damage, Who Should Benefit, Governing, October 27, 2017
• Paterson Students Plant in their Newly Built Rain Gardens, Paterson Times, October 19, 2017
• Ballot Question Closer to Stop Raiding of Natural-Resources Damages, NJ Spotlight, October 6, 2017
• NJ Voters to Consider Dedicating Money from Environmental Damage Awards, Newsworks, October 6, 2017
• Lesniak, Environmentalists Seek to Fight Christie’s Exxon Mobil Giveaway, NJToday.net, September 11, 2017
• Letter: Making a Difference for New Jersey’s Environment, The Bergen Record, August 24, 2017
• Politicians, Environmentalists Rally Against EPA Cuts, Jersey Shore Online, August 17, 2017
• Cuts to EPA Budget are Attack on NJ, Environmental Groups Say, NJ.com, August 17, 2017
• Federal Funds Needed to Fix State’s Aging Sewage Systems, The Record, August 16, 2017
• Rain Gardens Being Installed at Paterson’s School 4 and School 28 to Capture 500, 000 Gallons of Water, Paterson Times, August 8, 2017
• State Needs to Step up Attempts to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions, NJ Spotlight, August 11, 2017
• Keyport Environmental Groups Hold Information Event, CentralJersey.com, July 18, 2017
• Proposed EPA Cuts Have NJ Environmentalists Worried, NJTV, July 14, 2017
• Public Meeting on Williams Pipeline, July 13, Amboy Guardian, July 14, 2017
• 5 Things to Know About the Proposed Raritan Bay Pipeline, Asbury Park Press, July 14, 2017
• Public Meeting in Keyport on Thursday Regarding Williams Pipeline, Atlantic Highlands Herald, July 11, 2017
• We’re in Court, as EPA, NY State, NYC Fail of Clean Water, NRDC, June 29, 2017
• NYC Beachgoers Beware, EPA Hit with Sprawling Sewage Suit, Courthouse News Service, June 30, 2017
• Christie Doubles Down Again with No Apologies, Politico, July 3, 2017
• Greens See Red Over Budget Plans, Raids on Pollution Settlements, NJ Spotlight, June 23, 2017
• Who Pays for One of the Costliest Cleanups Ever, E&E News, June 12, 2017
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Pumpout Boat in Navesink, Shrewsbury, and Raritan Bay, June 12, 2017
• NJ Schools Make Efforts to Ban Styrofoam Food Containers, NJ.com, June 6, 2017
• Glen Ridge CCC Gives Its Endorsements, NJ.com, May 20, 2017
• Advocates Unhappy with Edgewater Superfund Cleanup Plan, NJ.com, May 16, 2017
• Abandoned Boat in the Shrewsbury River, The Two River Times, May 16, 2017
• NY/NJ Baykeeper and Partners Release NJ Bayshore Water Quality Data, Atlantic Highlands Herald, May 14, 2017
• Keansburg – The Best Kept Secret, The Two River Times, May 12, 2017
• Union Beach Cleanup this Sunday, Middletown Patch, May 5, 2017
• Funding Fight Continues for Margaret’s Creek Cleanup, Red Bank Green, May 2, 2017
• Letter: Transco Pipeline Project Demands Public Resistance, Daily Record, April 20, 2017
• Metuchen to Host Two Earth Day Celebrations, NMG Media Group, April 18, 2017
• Outrage Over Company Backing out of Superfund Cleanup Through Bankruptcy, NJTV News, April 18, 2017
• Officials Say Company is Avoiding Passaic Cleanup Costs, NJ.com, April 18, 2017
• Watershed Ambassadors Keep an Eye on the Raritan River, MyCentralJersey, April 12, 2017
• Three Greater Morristown Groups Among Nonprofits Sharing $2.7M in Dodge Grants, April 13, 2017
• Trump’s Budget Means Big Trouble for NJ Environment, Experts Warn, NJ Spotlight, March 20, 2017
• Paterson to Get $300,000 Worth of Green Infrastructure To Collect Stormwater, Paterson Times, March 7, 2017
• Rally for the Navesink Meeting Wednesday in Fair Haven, Rumson Patch, March 6, 2017
• What to Know About the Proposed 32,000 Gas Powered Compressor Station Coming to Franklin Township, TapInto, February 28, 2017
• Learn About Proposed 32,000 Horsepower Gas Powered Gas Compressor Coming to Franklin, TapInto, February 21, 2017
• Cuomo Blocks New York City Plastic Bag Fee, The Record, February 15, 2017
• The Two River Times Wins Awards, The Two River Times, February 13, 2017
• Efforts to Curb Plastic Bag Litter Faces Major Opposition, The Record, February 2, 2017
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Unveils Platform to Educate, Engage, on Plastic In Area Waterways, January 31,2017
• Telling the Story of Plastic Bags, Plastic Forks, and Microplastics Polluting Our Planet, January 31, 2017
• Could Trump Administration Undo Toxic Passaic River Fix? WNYC, January 13, 2017
• As Temperature Dips, Beach Access Debate Gets Underway, NJ Spotlight, January 10, 2017

2017 Conservation

• Jersey City Hires Law Firm to Fight New Liberty State Park Plan, Jersey Journal, December 13, 2017
• Details Emerge About New Liberty State Park Marina, NJ.com, December 7, 2017
• Editorial: Leave Liberty State Park Alone, Bergen Record, December 5, 2017
• Don’t Let Christie Fence You Out of Liberty State Park Before He Leaves Office, Star Ledger, December 5, 2017
• Activists Oppose Idea of a Second Marina in Liberty State Park, News 12 NJ, November 30, 2017
• Liberty State Park Protest Seeks to Block Second Marina, The Record, December 2, 2017
• Liberty State Park Group Holds Protest of State Marina Plan: The People Own this Park! NJ.com, December 2, 2017
• Liberty State Park Friends Rally to Fight New Marina Plan, NJ.com, November 29, 2017
• Secret Marina Plan Riles Friends of Liberty State Park, NJTV, November 22, 2017
• Talk of New Marina in Liberty State Park Angers Park Advocates, NJ.com, November 22, 2017
• Saying No to Millionaire’s Marina, Hudson Reporter, November 19, 2017
• Goat Yoga for a Great Cause, The Two River Times, June 29, 2017
• Christie’s Backward Thinking; We Must Stop the Trump Budget, NJ.com, May 30, 2017
• Group Celebrates Liberty State Park at Annual Luncheon, Jersey Journal, May 8, 2017
• First NY/NJ Baykeeper Among Honorees at Friends of Liberty State Park Luncheon May 7, The Jersey Journal, May 3, 2017
• With a Little Help from their Friends, Hudson Reporter, April 25, 2017
• Liberty State Park Vision Comes into Focus During Legendary Canoe Trip, NJ.com, April 24, 2017

2017 Restoration

• Military Turns to Oyster Reefs to Protect Against Storms, AP Houston Chronicle, December 26, 2017
• Military Turns to Oyster Reefs to Protect Against Storms, AP December 26, 2017
• US Navy Uses Oyster Reefs to Fortify Piers, AP December 27, 2017
• Baby Oysters Discovered in a NJ Bay are a Cause for Celebration, NJ.com, December 7, 2017
• Baby Oysters are Finally Growing in Raritan Bay, Two River Times, December 2, 2017
• Oyster Reproduce in Raritan Bay, Fox5, November 20, 2017
• NJ Reef Naturally Produces Baby Oysters, November 21, 2017
• Bald Eagle Seen Nesting in Perth Amboy, Matawan Patch, November 17, 2017
• NY/NJ Baykeeper’s Oyster Reef Naturally Reproduces Oysters in Raritan Bay, Atlantic Highlands Herald, November 16, 2017
• State DEP Awards Over $9Min Grants for 12 Water Projects, NJ.com, September 15, 2017
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Aims to Build a Flourishing Living Shoreline in Raritan Bay, World News, August 6, 2017
• Living Shorelines: Can They Save us from Storms and Sea Level Rise? Asbury Park Press, August 6, 2017
• Environmentalists Monitor Oysters at Soundview Park, News 12 The Bronx, July 28, 2017
• An Oyster Reef Grows in the Bronx, The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2017
• Oyster Wranglers Scout Rivers for Signs of Shellfish Life, Courier Post, July 4, 2017
• Oyster Wranglers Scout Rivers for Signs of Shellfish Life, WTOP, July 4, 2017
• Oyster Wranglers Scout Rivers for Signs of Shellfish Life, The Post Star, July 4, 2017
• City Place Grand Re-Opening Celebration to Benefit NY/NJ Baykeeper, NJ.com, June 14, 2017
• Taste of City Place in Edgewater on June 17, NJ.com, June 12, 2017
• Search is on for Hidden Oysters in the Navesink, Asbury Park Press, June 2, 2017
• Riding the Wave: Units in Water Track Data for Living Breakwaters Project, March 23, 2017
• The Bronx River Bounces Back, Urban Nature WTTW, March 15, 2017
• Restoring the Bay One Oyster at a Time, The Duro Blog, January 4, 2017

2016 Advocacy

• Concern Grows Over Tremley Point Contaminants, Union News Daily, December 16, 2016
• 30 Ways New Jersey Can Improve Its Water Infrastructure in 2017, Montclair Patch, December 16, 2016
• Pollution Settlement Money to Aid NJ Waterways, NJTV, December 15, 2016
• Democratic Candidate for Governor Supports Environmental Referendum, NJToday.net, December 9, 2016
• Water System Reformers Rally Support for Huge Infrastructure Campaign, NJ Spotlight, December 5, 2016
• Staggering Cost of Repairs Lets Sewage Befoul NJ Rivers, The Record, December 2, 2016
• State Hopes to Establish Prices for Natural Resource Damages, NJ Spotlight, November 28, 2016
• Menendez Urges Obama to Permanently Ban Atlantic Offshore Drilling, The Sandpaper, November 22, 2016
• Officials Rise Concerns About Trump’s Potential Environmental Impact, The Star Ledger, November 22, 2016
• 5 Reasons Environmentalists are Scared of President Trump, Asbury Park Press, November 17, 2016
• A Billionaire’s Fantasy Island on the Hudson: Private Glitter, Public Land, Truthout, October 26, 2016
• Happenings in the Hills: Water Watchdog, Observer Tribune, October 23, 2016
• Baykeeper Funded Plastic Pollution Research and Outreach Atlantic Highlands Herald, October 11, 2016
• EPA Secures $165M Settlement for Passaic River Cleanup, NJTV, October 7, 2016
• Passaic Cleanup Proceeds as Occidental Agrees to $165M Study, Bloomberg, October 6, 2016
• Pallone Announces $7M in New Funds to Begin Cleanup of Margaret’s Creek, My Central Jersey, October 3, 2016
• Debbie Mans: Midwesterner with Jersey Sand in her Shoes, Two River Times, September 19, 2016
• DEP Proposal Could Reignite Battle Over Beach, Shoreline Access, NJ Spotlight, September 8, 2016
• 27 Years Later, $2.1B Harbor Dredging Project Complete, Philly.com, September 2, 2016
• Plastic Pollution in NYC, HispanTV, August 30, 2016Eight Individuals and Groups Recognized for Raritan River Stewardship, New Brunswick Today, August 29, 2016
• Fish Kills: Why is this Happening, Asbury Park Press, August 30, 2016
• Hundreds More Fish Dying off Jersey Shore: A View From Above, Jersey 101.5, August 29, 2016
• Even More Dead Fish Wash Ashore in Middletown, Patch.com, August 28, 2016
• Raritan Bay Fish Kill, CBS 2 News, August 24, 2016
• Bewildering Beach Access Rules Leave State Ripe for a Big Problem, Lawmaker Warns, NJ.com, August 24, 2016
• Thousands of Fish Die in Creek in New Jersey, Fox 5, August 23, 2016
• Baykeeper Issues Statement on Raritan Bayshore Fish Kill, JSHN, August 23, 2016
• Hundreds of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Up on Shores of New Jersey After Hot Weather, Daily Mail, August 24, 2016
• Thousands of Dead Fish Found Floating in NJ Waters, NBC 4 NY, August 23, 2016
• Beaches for Free: DEP Not on Board with Beach Access Bill, Politico, August 18, 2016
• Baykeeper: Fish Kills Discovered in the Raritan Bay, Newsworks, August 20, 2016
• Cleaner Creeks and Bays, But How Will New Yorkers Access the Waters They Can? City Limits, August 16, 2016
• Dogs to be Used to Track Down Human Pathogens Found in Navesink River, Atlantic Highlands Herald, August 13, 2016
• Sewage Pumpout Boat Cleans the Bay for Free, Two River Times, August 7, 2016
• Eco-Cruising on the Shrewsbury River, Two River Times, July 24, 2016
• Greens Urge Senate to Post Resolution Rolling Back DEP’s New Water Rules, NJ Spotlight, July 22, 2016
• NJ Supreme Court Refuses to Review Decision Invalidating DEP’s Coastal Public Access Rule, The National Law Review, June 24, 2016
• How NJ Towns Lost Big in Waterfront Access Battle this Week, NJ.com, June 25, 2016
• Monmouth Judges Win Lifetime Achievement Award, June 2, 2016
• Enck: Keep Plastic out of our Waterways, Asbury Park Press, LTE, May 24, 2016
• Coastal, Environmental, and Land Conservation Groups Object to Public Beach Getaway Scheme,Atlantic Highlands Herald, May 17, 2016
• EPA Honors New Jersey Environmental Champions, Newsroom America, May 13, 2016
• Volunteers Scour for Litter Along Bowline Point Park, Lohud, May 7, 2016
• Keyport Garden Club Celebrates 5th Annual Garden Walk, Atlantic Highlands Herald, April 28, 2016
• Montclair State Hosts Earth Day Press Conference with US Senators Booker and Menendez, Montclair State University, April 26, 2016
• Beach Access Still a Matter of Tough Questions Without Easy Answers, NJ Spotlight, April 25, 2016
• One Way You’re Damaging the Earth Without Even Realizing It, Market Watch, April 21, 2016
• Asbury Festhalle and and Biergarten Celebrates Earth Day, Asbury Park Press, April 19, 2016
• Attorney General Urged to Investigate ExxonMobil,  Union News Daily, April 12, 2016
• Boat Shrink Wrap Recycling Program Expands, Andrea Watson, Port Washington News, April 11, 2016
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Partners with Matawan Based iCIMS for Beach Cleanup, LTE, April 9, 2016
• Under Pressure NJ Focuses on Keeping Sewerage Out of Rivers,  Water Online, April 5, 2016
• What Kind of Pollutants are there in New York City’s Waterways? ABC 7 Eyewitness News, April 4, 2016
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Supports A2281 – Smart Container Act, Letter, Atlantic Highlands Herald, April 4, 2016
• Groups Applaud Water Infrastructure Investments in New York State Budget, April 2, 2016
• Volunteers Test Raritan Bay Waters for Human Fecal Bacteria,  Patch.com, March 25, 2016
• ExxonMobil Slammed for Contributing to Climate Change, NJToday.net, March 24, 2016
• Central Jersey with Maggie Glynn on Plastic Pollution, Magic 98.3 Radio, March 20, 2016
• Area Groups to Host Forum on Local Water Supply, Brookdale Community College, March 16, 2016
• Volunteers Get a Beautiful Day to Remove Trash, Joe Reynolds, Op-Ed, Atlantic Highlands Herald, March 14, 2016
• The Passaic River Cleanup: Time for EPA to Play Hardball, Op-Ed, Star Ledger, March 9, 2016
• Newark Community Group Feuds with Sierra Club over Cleanup of Passaic River,  NJ Spotlight, March 7, 2016
• Companies to Pay $1.4B to Clean Up Passaic River,  NJTV, March 4, 2016
• EPA: Polluters will Pay for $1.4B Passaic River Cleanup,  NJ.com, March 4, 2016
• Study: 165 Million Plastic Particles Float in New York Harbor at Any Given Time,  CCTV, March 3, 2016
• Plastic Pollution Plagues NY-NJ Waterways and It’s All our Fault,  National Geographic, March 4, 2016
• Millions of Plastic Particles in NY-NJ Harbor, NJTV, February 22, 2016
• Manhattan is Surrounded by its Own Mini Version of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,  February 19, 2016
• How Much Plastic Is in New York Harbor? You Don’t Want to Know, The Gothamist, February 19, 2016
• Study Investigates Proliferation of Plastic in Waterways around New York, The New York Times, February 19, 2016
• New Study Shows that New York Waterways are Filled with Millions of Plastic Particles,  Inhabitat New York, February 19, 2016
• NYC Area Waters Filled with Plastic Particles,  Curbed NY, February 17, 2016
• Plastic Fills the Waters of New York and New Jersey, , Youth Health, February 16, 2016
• Microbeads Cause Problems in New York and New Jersey Waters, Inquisitor, February 15, 2016
• NYC’s Waters are Full of Plastic, Study Shows,  All Media NY, February 14, 2016
• Report: NYC’s Waterways Teeming with Plastic Pollution, CBS Radio, February 13, 2016
• NYC Waters are Teeming with Plastic Particles, Study Finds,  Associated Press, February 13, 2016
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• Massive Amount of Plastic Particles Found in Waters Surrounding NYC,  WFUV, February 12, 2016
• New York Harbor has 165 Million Plastic Particles, Report, Maria Alvarez, AM New York, February 11, 2016
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Study: 165M Plastic Particles are Contaminating State Waters,  February 10, 2016
• The New York – New Jersey Harbor has a Plastic Problem, Asbury Park Press, February 10, 2016
• 165 Million Plastic Particles are Floating in Waters Surrounding New York City, Eco Watch, February 10, 2016
• Report: Waters Surrounding North Jersey are Littered with Millions of Plastic Particles,  The Record, February 9, 2015
• How Much Plastic is in the NY-NJ Waterways, NJ.com, February 9, 2016
• Startling Results of Plastic Collection Study in NY-NJ Harbor, NY/NJ Baykeeper, Atlantic Highlands Herald, February 9, 2016
• Christie’s Exxon Deal Opponents Go Back to Court,  NJ.com, February 9, 2016
• It’s Law, Latest Legislation Signed,  Cape May County Herald, January 29, 2016
• Committee to Look at Rules for Public Access to NJ Beaches, Associated Press, January 25, 2016
• Beach and Waterfront Access Returns to DEP Oversight, The SandPaper, January 19, 2016
• Beach Access Rules Restored, Amanda Oglesby, Asbury Park Press, January 19, 2016
• Sierra Club Invites NY/NJ Baykeeper to Chatham Meeting,  NJ.com, January 18, 2016
• Lawmakers Nix Court Ruling that Threatens Public Access to New Jersey Beaches, NJToday.net, January 14, 2016
• Van Drew Takes Action to Ensure Public Access to Waterfront Areas, Cape May Herald, January 12, 2016
• Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing DEP to Require Public Access, Atlantic Herald, January 12, 2016
• Bill to Give DEP Authority Over Waterfront Access Clears Committee,  NJ.com, January 7, 2016
• Public Access Debate on Hold After DEP Plan Rendered Invalid,  Atlantic City Press, January 1, 2016

2016 Conservation

• Happy Birthday Liberty State Park, Picnic Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Park Opening, Hudson Reporter, June 26, 2016
• Liberty State Park Celebrates 40th Birthday, The Jersey Journal, June 16, 2016
• Free and Green! Many Helped Save Liberty State Park from Development, The Jersey Journal, June 2, 2016
• A Victory for Liberty State Park, and for Justice, The Star Ledger, May 16, 2016
• Historical Preservation in Jersey City to be Lauded, The Jersey Journal, May 25, 2016
• Jersey Journal Coverage Helped Turn Tide on Barge Moor Plan, LTE, Greg Remaud, The Jersey Journal, April 29, 2016
• Shipping Company to Withdraw Bid for Commercial Buoy Near Liberty State Park, Ellis Island, The Jersey Journal, April 26, 2016
• How Volunteer Group Will Celebrate Liberty State Park’s 40th Birthday, The Jersey Journal, April 25, 2016
• Menendez, Booker Join Opposition to Hudson River Commercial Buoy Plan, The Jersey Journal, April 25, 2016
• Opposition Mounts Against Barges Near Ellis Island, Hudson Reporter, April 24, 2016
• Deadline is Monday for Public Comment on Proposed Mooring for Barges Near Ellis Island, The Jersey Journal, April 24, 2016
• NY Shipper Applies to Install Mooring for Barges Near Liberty State Park, Ellis Island, The Jersey Journal, April 20, 2016
• Pay a Visit to Liberty State Park and Watch the Barges Moored Offshore, NJ Spotlight, April 20, 2016
• No School in Braddock Park – Don’t Privatize Liberty State Park,  Letter, The Jersey Journal, April 5, 2016
• Christie, DEP Shamefully Refuse to Hear Public on LSP Plans, Letter, The Jersey Journal, March 15, 2016
• Opinion: Liberty State Park by the Numbers, Greg Remaud, The Record, March 2, 2016
• Story Sends Clear Message: Preserve Liberty State Park LETTER, Sam Pesin, The Jersey Journal, February 22, 2016
• NJ Liberty State Park, WMBC News, February 15, 2016
• Liberty State Park Activist Pesin Rips Christie: “Keep Your Hands off This Park, Hudson County View, February 15, 2016
• Liberty State Park Advocates Sending Protest Selfie to Christie,  The Jersey Journal, February 16, 2016
• Dozens Protest Privatization of Liberty State Park, Pix11, February 15, 2016
• What Christie Will be Getting in the Mail from Liberty State Park Advocates, The Jersey Journal, February 15, 2016
• Liberty State Park Advocates Hoping Protest Monday, Ron Zeitlinger, The Jersey Journal, February 12, 2016
• Join Effort, Sign Petition Opposing Privatization at Liberty State Park, Letter to the Editor, Jersey Journal, February 5, 2016
• Joining Fulop and Sweeney, Jersey City Council Opposes Christie on LSP Privatization,  Hudson County View, January 28, 2016
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Rips Christie: It’s not Time for a Little Traffic Problem at LSP,  Hudson County View, January 26, 2016
• Conservation Director Speaks to Sierra Club Group, Hanover Eagle News, January 22, 2016
• Friends of Liberty State Park and NY/NJ Baykeeper Form Coalition to Save Park, Hudson Reporter, January 24, 2016
• Fulop, Sweeney Join Forces to Fight Christie on Developing Liberty State Park,  Hudson County View, January 21, 2016
• Officials, Environmental Advocates Fight Liberty State Park Development,  NJTV, January 21, 2016
• Liberty State Park Advocates to Christie: Don’t Touch the “People’s Park,”  Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016
• In Brief Thaw, Sweeney and Fulop Join Forces for Liberty State Park, , Politico, January 21, 2016
• Park Advocates, Elected Leaders to Form Coalition to Save Liberty State Park, The Jersey Journal, January 19, 2016
• Park Overview and Future Plans, Comcast, January 14, 2016
• Online Petition has Direct to Christie: Don’t Sell out Liberty State Park, The Jersey Journal, January 13, 2016

2016 Restoration

• Editorial: Whale of a Tale in the Hudson, The Record, December 5, 2016
• Whale Visit Good Sign for Healthier Hudson, The Record, December 5, 2016
• Living Shorelines Can Fortify Our Coastlines, A Solution at Work in New Jersey’s Raritan Bay, November 29, 2016
• Hundreds of Elizabeth Students Attend Estuary Day 2016, Tap into Elizabeth, October 11, 2016
• Living Shoreline Program, CBS 2 New York, September 12, 2016
• Planting Oyster Castles in the Bay, Two River Times, August 30, 2016
• Fundraising at a Fair Haven Store for the NY/NJ Baykeeper, Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect, August 24, 2016
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Fundraiser at Fair Haven Surf Shop Thursday Night, Rumson Patch, August 22, 2016
• Man-Made Oyster Reef Oyster Reef Begun at Oyster Pier, Asbury Park Press, August 19, 2016
• Largely Forgotten Steamship Still at Bottom of Navy Pier, Asbury Park Press, August 19, 2016
• Oyster Castles Placed in Raritan Bay off Middletown, Middletown Patch, August 19, 2016
• Artificial Oyster Reef Installed Off Naval Weapons Station Earle, Middletown Patch, August 16, 2016
• First of its Kind Living Shoreline to Break Ground in NY-NJ Harbor, Atlantic Highlands Herald, August 13, 2016
• Saving Oyster Fields is Topic at Mendham Film Festival, May 21, 2016
• Climate Change Subject of Talk by ex-NOAA Chief, The Jersey Journal, May 12, 2016
• Community Gathers for Environmental Day, Union News Daily, May 6, 2016
• Elizabeth Students Learn About Nature at the Annual Environmental Day, Tap Into Elizabeth, May 3, 2016
• Schiff Film Festival Coming to Mendham, Observer-Tribute, April 21, 2016
• Letter: Bill to Reconsider Shellfish Rules Positive Step, Meredith Comi, Asbury Park Press, February 1, 2016
• Oyster Reefs Could Return to the Navesink, Two River Times, January 29, 2016
• Our View: Vigilance Needed for Oysters to Serve Conflicting Purposes, Press of Atlantic City, January 22, 2016
• Lawmakers Approve Oyster Reefs for Research: Baykeeper Could Resume Restoration in Raritan Bay, Matthew McGrath, The Keyport Anchor, January 14, 2016
• New Jersey Lawmakers Give Final Approval to Oyster Colonies to Improve Polluted Waterways, Associated Press, January 12, 2016
• NJ A3944/S2617 Shellfish Bill Passes Legislature – Awaits Governor’s Signature, Atlantic Highlands Herald, January 12, 2016
• NJ Lawmakers End Crackdown on Scientists’ Oyster Reefs, NJ.com, January 12, 2016

2015 Advocacy

• The South Bergenite’s Person of the Year – the Hackensack Riverkeeper, Zachary Croce, The South Bergenite, December 31, 2015
• New Jersey Appellate Division Upends Public Access Rules, NJ Law Review, December 24, 2015
• Microbeads and the Ocean’s Plastic Smog, Russ Zimmer, Asbury Park Press, December 29, 2015
• If Court Says NJ Can’t Ensure Public Access to Beaches, Who Can?, Louis Hochman, NJ 101.5, December 23, 2015
• New Jersey Playbook, Matt Friedman, Politico, December 23, 2015
• Court Tosses NJ Beach Access Rules, Says Agency Overstepped Authority, Brent Johnson, The Star Ledger, December 22, 2015
• NJ Beach Access Rules Struck Down, Associated Press, December 22, 2015
• New Jersey’s Industrial Coast Remains Vulnerable to Flooding, NJ Spotlight, December 8, 2015
• New Jersey’s Industrial Coast Remains Vulnerable to the Next Extreme Storm, Scott Gurian, NJ Spotlight, December 8, 2015
• Dirty Little Secrets: New Jersey is Just a Storm Away from a Major Toxic Mess, Scott Gurian, WNYC, December 8, 2015
• Cuomo Vetoes Natural Gas Port off Sandy Hook, Jim O’Neill, The Record, November 12, 2015
• Oil Train Bridges Targeted in Study; Group Says Span Over Passaic River Decaying, Scott Fallon, The Record, November 12, 2015
• Passaic River Cleanup has Doubters on all Sides, Scott Fallon, The Record, November 10, 2015
• Open-Records Spat in NJ Superfund Cleanup, Nick Rummell, Courthouse News Service, November 4, 2015
• A Step Forward on Cleanup of Hackensack River; EPA Plans Testing for Possible Superfund Status, Jim O’Neill, The Record, November 6, 2015
• Hackensack River Moves toward Superfund, Associated Press, November 6, 2015
• Battle Resumes at New Jersey Hearing Over Ocean Gas Terminal, Wayne Parry, Associated Press, November 4, 2015
• When Sewage Flows into NJ water, there’s no notice – yet, NJ 101.5, October 7, 2015
• NJ Still Months Away from Sewage Alert System, Scott Fallon, NJ.com, October 6, 2015
• Two Groups Oppose Building of Motel in North Bergen, Scott Fallon, NJ.com, September 28, 2015
• Judge Sides with Exxon in $225 Million Settlement, Brenda Flanagan, NJTV, August 26, 2015
• Judge Approves Christie’s $225M Settlement with Exxon, James O’Neill, The Record, August 25, 2015
• 5 Things to Know About Christie’s Exxon Settlement, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, August 26, 2015
• Is There Raw Sewage in Our Waterways?, Erin Delmore, NJTV, August 21, 2015
• Environmental Groups Appeal Decision Barring Testimony in Exxon Settlement Case, Jim O’Neill, The Record, July 28, 2015
• Judge: Environmentalists, Lezniak Can’t Intervene in Exxon Mobil case, Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight, July 14, 2015
• Judge Denies Groups’ Efforts to Intervene in ExxonMobil Case, AP, 101.5, July 13, 2015
• Christie Administration Failed Public on Exxon Deal, Groups Tell Judge, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, July 10,2015
• Exxon New Jersey Settlement Under Fire Again as Environmentalists Seek to Join Lawsuit, Maria Gallucci, International Business Times, June 10, 2015
• Exxon, State Move to Block Environmental Groups from Testifying Against $225 Million Settlement, Jim O’Neill, The Record, July 7, 2015
• No Evidence of Collusion in Exxon Pollution Deal, State Lawyers Say, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, June 7, 2015
• Environmentalists File in NJ Court to Intervene in $225M Exxon Settlement, Scott Fallon, The Record, June 10, 2015
• 9,000 Letters, Emails Protest Exxon Settlement, Jim O’Neill, The Record, June 9, 2015
• Opponents Blast Christie’s Exxon Deal as State Prepares to Send to Judge, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, June 5, 2015
• “Peaceful Valley” Passaic River is Reborn in New Jersey, Sharon Adarlo, Al Jazeera America, May 25, 2015
• Governor Blocks Bill to End State Diversions of Environmental Settlements, Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight, May 12, 2015
• On Newark Bay, Justice and Health Hinge on Exxon Deal, Bob Hennelly, City Limits, April 30, 2015
• How Much Plastic is in New Jersey’s Water? Research Group Trawls NY-NJ Harbor, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, April 22, 2015
• Exxon Lawyer: $8.9B Pollution Damage Claim Came ‘Out of Thin Air,‘ SP Sullivan, NJ.com, April 15, 2015
• Exxon Mobil Agreement Horrific, Joseph Passantino, Hudson Reporter, April 15, 2015
• NJ’s Settlement with Exxon: Good Deal or a Dirty One, Michael Symons, Asbury Park Press, April 10, 2015
• Union Beach Flood-Control Project Helps to Assist Community Ravaged by Sandy, NJ Spotlight, April 9, 2015
• New Criticism After New Jersey Posts Text of Exxon Settlement, Benjamin Weiser, New York Times, April 7, 2015
•  Opponents Vow to Fight Exxon Settlement Before It Goes Before Judge, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, April 7, 2015
• New Jersey’s Incredible Shrinking $225 Million Exxon Mobil Settlement, Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight, April 7, 2015
• NJ Governor Announces Details of Exxon Mobil Environmental Damage Settlement, Heather Haddon,  Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2015
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Launches First Microplastic Research Initiative and Plastic-Free Product Guide, New Jersey Business Magazine, April 1, 2015
• NY/NJ Baykeeper Launches First Microplastic Research Initiative with NY/NJ Harbor and Releases Plastic Free Product Guide, Atlantic Highlands Herald, April 1, 2015
• Weehawken Cove “Boat Graveyard” Mystery Deepens, CBS New York, March 28, 2015
• The Christie-Exxon Relationship May Be Toxic for the Rest of Us,  Star Ledger Editorial Board, March 19, 2015
• Lawmakers: Give Public More Time for Exxon Deal Input, Michael Symons, Asbury Park Press, March 19, 2015
• Proposed Exxon Settlement Falls Short of Damage, NJ Democrats Say, Joel Rose, KPBS, March 19, 2015
• Cleaning Up More Than 100 Years of Spilled Oil in New Jersey, Stephen Nessen, WNYC Radio, March 18, 2015
• Sea Level Rise Critical Issue for Bayshore, Kayla Marsh, The Suburban, March 19, 2015
• NYC Lawmakers Say Controversial NJ Exxon Deal Hurts New Yorkers, Bob Hennelly, City and State, March 16, 2015
• State Moves to Deal with Dirty Problem -Raw Sewage in Waterways, Tom Johnson, NJSpotlight, March 13, 2015
• Outcry Over Settlement, Joseph Passantino, Hudson Reporter, March 11, 2015
• Pallone, Diegnan Warn of Dangers of Plastic Microbeads, Susan Loyer, MyCentralJersey.com, March 10, 2015
• Officials Work to Ban Synthetic Microbeads, Lauren Wanko, NJTV, March 10, 2015
• State Senate Moves on Several Fronts to Block Exxon Mobil Settlement, Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight, March 10, 2015
• Report Details Why New Jersey Originally Sought $8.9 Billion from Exxon, Scott Fallon and Jim O’Neill, The Record, March 9, 2015
• State Announces Settlement in Controversial Exxon Mobil Pollution Case, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, March 5, 2015
• New Scandal for Christie? ExxonMobil Settlement Less Than Reported, Sergio Bichae, CentralJersey.com, March 5, 2015
• Christie Aid Took Political Trip Before Exxon Settlement, Matt Katz, WNCY Radio, March 5, 2015
• Shortchanging New Jersey by Billions, Bradley Campbell, New York Times, March 4, 2015
• Why New Jersey Settled a Big Oil Spill Case for Only $250 Million, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC Radio, March 2, 2015
• Administration reportedly Settles $8.9B Exxon Lawsuit in a Hurry for Only $250M, Tom Johnson, NJ Spotlight, March 2, 2015
• Exxon Settlement Anger Environmentalists, Lawmakers, Brenda Flanagan, NJTV, March 2, 2015
• Baykeeper Questions Exxon Mobil Settlement, News 12 – Kane in Your Corner, February 28, 2015
• NJ May Settle Multi Billion Lawsuit Against Exxon for Just Millions, Reports Say, SP Sullivan, NJ.com, February 27, 2015
• NJ Agrees to $250 Pollution Settlement from Exxon; State Had Sought $8.9 Billion, Scott Fallon and Jim O’Neill, Bergen Record, February 27, 2015
• Exxon Settles $9 Billion Pollution Case in New Jersey for Far Less, Benjamin Weiser, The New York Times, February 27, 2015
• EPA Considering Hackensack River for Cleanup Plan, The Record, February 11, 2015
• Pilgrim Pipeline Company: No Plans to Use Tar Sands Oil, Ben Horowitz, NJ.com, January 21, 2015
• NJ Toughens Raw Sewage Rules, Jim O’Neill, The Record, January 8, 2015

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