Environment

According to the Asbury Park Press, Four beaches in Monmouth and Ocean counties are closed to swimming after state testing found unsafe levels of bacteria following this week's heavy rain and flooding.

More than 120 attendees gathered at Victory Park in Rumson for the 8th annual Rally for the Two Rivers: Eco-Fest, an environmental education festival that united residents, families, students, environmental organizations, businesses, and municipal leaders from across the Navesink and Shrewsbury River watershed to celebrate community environmental stewardship.

Volunteers removed and tallied nearly 170,000 pieces of debris from 77 New Jersey shorelines in 2025, with plastic making up more than 83% of the total, according to Clean Ocean Action’s Annual Beach Sweeps Report.

Forecasters say strong thunderstorms could impact parts of Monmouth County and Ocean County today.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) yesterday approved three major initiatives to expand in-state, clean energy generation, improve grid reliability, and help control electricity costs for New Jersey families and businesses.

Monmouth County is offering a free 2026 tire pick‑up program through March 31 to help reduce mosquito breeding. Residents can schedule collection for up to ten tires without rims.

TRENTON – The Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of nearly $32 million in grants that will advance the state’s transition to zero-emission school buses to better protect the health of schoolchildren and improve public access to charging stations in New Jersey communities.

The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners is proud to announce that the County and its regional partners have been awarded a Resilient NJ grant in the amount of $292,773.25 to support a regional climate resilience planning study for the Shark River Basin, a tidal estuary where freshwater streams meet the Atlantic Ocean via the Shark River Inlet.

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today led a coalition of seven states to sign a petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requesting nationwide monitoring of drinking water supplies for microplastics, with the goal of better understanding the occurrence of contamination in drinking water supplies.

SEA BRIGHT, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that concrete from the old Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is prepared to ship to a designated spot off Sandy Hook, where it will be used to construct a fishing reef.