Environment

Little Falls, NJ–– Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) and Bill Pascrell (NJ-09) hosted a press conference today with Little Falls Mayor James Damiano, Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark, NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, and Colonel Matthew W.

Parsippany, NJ – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement after the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) announced it would fully fund a construction project to address and mitigate flooding of the Peckman River Basin, meeting her request to provide $146.2 million to complete the project.

Washington, DC – Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) released the following statement on the announcement that the federal government will begin the process of

Fairfield, NJ–– Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTourette for a tour of two Superfund sites at Unimatic Manufacturing Corp. and Caldwell Trucking Co. in Fairfield.

Parsippany, NJ –– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) joined engineers from the Army Corps of Engineers to survey high risk flooding zones in Morristown, Verona, and Montclair, alongside New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP) Commissioner Shawn LaTourette, and local officials.

Washington, DC–– Today, as Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee's Environment Subcommittee, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) held a hearing on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to discuss the role of federal research and development to better understand and address the growing problem and expand publi

Washington, DC–– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11) voted to pass the Build Back Better Act. This legislative package will raise the SALT cap, grow the economy, cut taxes for New Jersey families, lower prescription drug costs, increase access to affordable childcare, and strengthen the clean energy economy.

Washington, DC–– Today, Representative Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Chair of the House Science, Space, and Technology Environment Subcommittee, participated in the committee mark-up of two pieces of her legislation, the Providing Research and Estimates of Changes In Precipitation (PRECIP) Act and the NWR Modernization Act of 2021.