Environment
We have a responsibility to our communities and our children to guarantee an environment that is clean and sustainable. This responsibility also presents opportunities to create jobs and grow our economy by inventing in, manufacturing, and installing clean energy technology and other sustainable solutions here in South Jersey, including offshore wind and solar. Environmentally sustainable policies and investments in renewable energy will create jones, reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, and help address climate change.
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CHERRY HILL, NJ – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the below statement following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement:
"We should be following sound science, embracing global cooperation and building a 21st century clean energy economy. This Administration continues to do the opposite, which is preventing our country from moving forward. Building the clean energy economy is the real way we'll bring high-wage jobs to America.
CHERRY HILL, NJ – U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker (both D-NJ), and Camden Mayor Dana Redd today announced a total of $750,000 in federal funding for Camden to assess, clean, and redevelop contaminated properties in the city. The funding was made available through the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Brownfields Investments Program, which empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields sites.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressmen Donald Norcross (D-NJ) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) led a bipartisan letter from members of the New Jersey delegation to the leaders of the House Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to fund and retail the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board in the Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
CHERRY HILL, NJ - Today, as reports surface that an Executive Order is in the works to review the locations available for offshore oil and gas exploration, Congressmen Donald Norcross (NJ-01) urges the Administration to keep in place the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program of 2017-2022, which prohibits drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.
Washington, DC- Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today released the following statement after the passage of the bipartisan Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, which is part of a larger water resources bill known as the Water Resources Development Act:
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) & U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker today applauded a decision by our nation's railroads to voluntarily implement an important hazmat safety measure included in legislation introduced by Norcross & Menendez in response to the 2012 Conrail derailment and vinyl chloride spill in Paulsboro, N.J.
"Following the most divisive election in American history, I am now more determined than ever to stand up for New Jersey's families and move our country forward together," said Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01). "I will continue to fight for good jobs, affordable quality education, and the security of our nation and our neighborhoods. I intend to be a leading voice for higher wages and equal pay for equal work.
Washington, DC-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced two separate National Science Foundation (NSF) grants awarded to Rowan University College of Engineering, totaling more than $750,000.
"These awards aren't just investments in our local students—but investments in technology, the economy, even the safety & security of our nation. These funds will go a long way helping us achieve important objectives in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)," said Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01).
Cherry Hill, NJ-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today announced a $300,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for Rowan University's College of Engineering to foster a deeper understanding of the impact of engineering solutions on the economy, society, and the environment.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN-Rep. Donald Norcross (NJ-01) today traveled to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee in observance of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
Rep. Norcross joined Senator Lamar Alexander (TN), Rep. Phil Roe (TN-01) and local leaders for an appreciation luncheon honoring Park employees at the Park's headquarters in Gatlinburg.