Green Jersey

Weekend news roundup

A look at (and first interview with) DEP chief Mark Mauriello.

A North Arlington trash hub is set to close Dec. 31, but its fate is uncertain.

PSE&G likes proposed legislation that would let utility companies recover costs more quickly; a number of consumer advocates, environmentalists and business groups don’t.

The big message at a small rally in Toms River today: Support clean energy initiatives.

(Meanwhile, more school districts are looking for votes on school-building solar projects.)

Edgewater’s parrots: Possibly not as dangerous as they seem. 

And… a resident of Baristaville enters her sustainable gingerbread house in the eponymous Roseland-based contest.