Tom Johnson covers energy and environmental issues for NJ Spotlight News. A co-founder of NJ Spotlight a decade ago, Johnson previously worked at the Star-Ledger for close to three decades.
If New Jersey is going to privatize state operations, it should install monitors to oversee what contracts it outsources to prevent waste of taxpayers’ dollars, ...
Contractors came to Trenton today to protest proposed cuts of $158 million in the state's Clean Energy Program, arguing the loss of funds could force ...
The Office of Clean Energy is proposing to slash spending on energy conservation projects by more than $60 million and reduce investments in renewable energy ...
Stripping funding from the New Jersey Highlands Council will halt crucial planning by local governments just as regional planning efforts to protect and preserve water ...
Despite diverting nearly $300 million from two energy funds, Board of Public Utilities President Lee Solomon told lawmakers the agency will fully finance all pending ...
The Assembly Regulatory Oversight Committee unanimously adopted a bill to prohibit the use of regulatory guidance documents unless specifically authorized by state law. The bill ...
With a reputation as one of the slowest-acting agencies in state government, the BPU faces a range of cases, from rate requests that could increase ...