By Maia Coleman and Mark Bonamo, The New York Times May 30, 2026

Protesters and the New Jersey State Police faced off outside a Newark immigration detention center late Saturday, hours after Gov. Mikie Sherrill urged demonstrators to remain peaceful after an overnight confrontation that led to multiple arrests.

Officers in riot gear formed shield lines outside the Delaney Hall detention center, while mounted troopers and officers on foot worked to push demonstrators back. Protesters pressed against police barricades and shields, wielded makeshift shields of their own, and at times struggled with officers for control of metal fencing. Police later deployed tear gas and flash-bang grenades as they sought to disperse the crowd.

Earlier Saturday, at an afternoon news conference at a New Jersey State Police station in Newark, Ms. Sherrill said that demonstrators must “bring the temperature down” to avoid escalating immigration enforcement operations and endangering the lives of detainees and other immigrants in the state.

“We know what ICE has done in other states,” Ms. Sherrill said, standing beside the state’s attorney general and several law enforcement officials. “I refuse to let that happen in New Jersey. I will not give ICE a pretext to expand operations at Delaney Hall or across our state. I will not put lives at risk.”

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State regulators are waging a multi-pronged campaign to tackle PFAS contamination from industrial sources, but they say funding from consent orders and existing EPA programs isn’t enough

By Jacob Wallace, Waste Dive

NEW YORK – State regulators say they need the federal government to direct more financial support to water systems struggling with PFAS contamination. The total costs to implement destruction and control technologies nationwide will be in the billions, speakers at the annual Summit on PFAS Regulation, Compliance, and Litigation in New York City said on Thursday.

Katrina Kessler, a commissioner with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, said the federal government may need to consider a fee system or other revenue-generating authority from upstream producers of PFAS chemicals in order to ensure the cost doesn’t fall entirely on taxpayers.

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While she is “sympathetic” to passive receivers of contaminated material, such as wastewater treatment plants and landfills, Kessler said she’s worried about shrinking the pool of facilities that can be held responsible for shouldering the costs.

“Frankly, this administration likes to talk about polluter pays, but I’m not seeing a lot of leadership on the polluter pays side,” Kessler said. “How are states and local governments going to meet the costs without bankrupting small towns across the country without a true polluter pays model?”

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Gov. Sherrill Caves To Shore Real Estate And Development Interests – A Kinder And Gentler Form Of Climate Denial

By Bill Wolf, Wolfnotes

There was no DEP testimony to correct the record, challenge the lies, and defend the Murphy DEP’s regulations.

That can only mean one thing: Gov. Sherrill supports the Legislative Veto and opposes the Murphy DEP regulations.

My sense is that instead of going through all the work of both Houses of the Legislature passing Resolutions twice to formally veto the DEP REAL regulations, that we’ll soon hear a “bipartisan” public announcement from DEP or Gov. Sherrill that the rule will be revoked and redrafted (to be a toothless version of this voluntary local “resilience” program). ~~~ “Earth Day Nightmare” -April 22, 2026

Today, on a Friday afternoon, Gov. Sherrill announced that she was throwing the Murphy DEP’s coastal flood rules under the bus.

Those rules were designed to protect people and property from climate driven sea level rise and extreme storm risks: (DEP Press Release):

We are taking a close, comprehensive look at the REAL rules to ensure they reflect our core priorities of protecting lives and property, supporting responsible development, and improving government efficiency. This extension gives us time to meaningfully engage with local leaders, communities, and other stakeholders across New Jersey to get this right,” said Governor Sherrill.

Core priorities?

The Gov. is not only throwing the DEP flood rules under the bus but also misleading the public about her reasons for doing so. The Gov. implies that the Murphy rule development process lacked adequate “Stakeholder” participation. In fact, DEP conducted extensive outreach and years of Stakeholder process and meetings. After over 5 years of stakeholder process and foot-dragging, the DEP extended the effective date of the rules by another 6 months after adoption, a highly unusual concession.

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New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will conduct a stakeholder webinar to share information and gather input on potential regulatory amendments to 6 NYCRR Parts 360 and 363. These amendments will aim to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from solid waste landfills.

DEC encourages the participation of the public, landfill operators, municipal governments, and other stakeholders in this important initiative. Written comments can also be submitted to SolidWasteRegulations@dec.ny.gov. Please email your comments using “Landfill GHG Emissions” in the subject line.  

Register for June 4 Stakeholder Meeting