Two weeks after hosting a meeting of Environmental Protection Agency, state Department of Environmental Protection, and E.I. DuPont Company officials with Pompton Lakes community leaders on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today lauded an agreement reached by the federal and state governments with the company responsible for contamination of groundwater in the borough to allow g... Read more »
Two weeks after hosting a meeting of Environmental Protection Agency, state Department of Environmental Protection, and E.I. DuPont Company officials with Pompton Lakes community leaders on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today lauded an agreement reached by the federal and state governments with the company responsible for contamination of groundwater in the borough to allow g... Read more »
Continuing in his commitment to Pompton Lakes residents affected by groundwater contamination, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today hosted a meeting of borough elected officials, community leaders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, USEPA Region 2 Administrator Judith Enck, and top officials from the E. I. DuPont Company. The New Jersey Department of Environmen... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today reminded those affected by the storms and flooding that began on March 12 have until Tuesday, June 1 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for federal disaster assistance. “I urge anyone whose life has been disrupted by this wave of storms and flooding to register so they can get the aid they are entitled to,” said Pascrell, a m... Read more »
LIVINGSTON – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today announced federal funding, including an award from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), to Exelus, Inc. The small Livingston-based firm has become a major player in the development of alternative energy sources. “Major corporations aren’t investing in R&D as they did in the past. The former Exxon site in nearby Florham Park is ... Read more »
POMPTON LAKES – U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-08) today joined Governor Chris Christie, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Commissioner, Bob Martin, at the Governor's signing of Executive Order 23, forming a commission to examine flood issues in the Passaic River basin. Pascrell has been a consistent leader on issues surrounding the Passaic River since he was As... Read more »
One month after a nor’easter struck New Jersey, U.S. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today appreciated the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s announcement of disaster recovery centers in Passaic and Essex counties. “It’s been a month since the storm hit. People affected by the heavy snowstorms last winter waited that long to get a disaster declared,” said Pascrell, who has been returning to flood-a... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today released the letter from New Jersey’s congressional delegation that he organized requesting President Barack Obama to approve the request from Governor Christopher Christie and declare a major disaster for the state as a result of the Nor’easter that struck earlier this month. The letter’s text follows: March 29, 2010 The Honorable Barack Obama President... Read more »
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today released the following statement following N.J. Governor Christie’ s request for a declaration of a flood disaster following this month’s storms. “I appreciate Governor Christie’s swift action in asking federal authorities for the declaration of a disaster,” said U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, who toured flooded areas in the Eighth Congressional District as re... Read more »
POMPTON LAKES – Within hours of voting for historic health insurance reform legislation, U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-8) today surveyed areas that had been flooded by last week’s nor’easter and he praised officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “FEMA officials worked over the weekend throughout the Eighth Congressional District to gather storm and flood damage data,” said Pas... Read more »
