Episode 95-Air Quality Awareness Week with Frank Steitz
This week is the 12th annual Air Quality Awareness Week, and the theme is “Air Quality Where You Are.” DEP and the state of New Jersey have...
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20 of 95 episodesEpisode 94-Trenton Community Collaborative Initiative with Julie Krause
Trenton was the third city to join DEP’s Community Collaborative Initiative. In this episode, Bob Bostock sits down with Julie Krause, singl...
Episode 93-Perth Amboy Community Collaborative Initiative with Bill Lindner
In Discover DEP’s 6th episode, Frank McLaughlin told us about the Community Collaborative initiative and how it got its start in Camden. Now...
Episode 92-National Women's History Month with Deputy Commissioner Debbie Mans
Since the first National Women’s History Month in March 1987, every year we take a moment to recognize, honor and celebrate the achievements...
Episode 91-Trail Tracker with Heather Merring
New Jersey’s state parks are home to about 1,000 miles of official trails and, thanks to the State Park Service, every mile is now available...
Episode 90-Americorps Week
This week (March 11-17) is AmeriCorps Week, which celebrates AmeriCorps members and alumni for their commitment to educating the public abou...
Episode 89-Highpoint State Park with Rebecca Fitzgerald
With spectacular views of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, as well as many superb trails, High Point State Park is one you shouldn’t m...
Episode 88-Fluorescent Minerals with Chris Adair
Last year, the lobby in DEP’s main building in Trenton featured a display highlighting the connection between baseball and New Jersey’s geol...
Episode 87-Resource Interpretive Specialists with Diane Hewlett-Lowrie
Resource Interpretive Specialists tell the story of New Jersey’s history, nature and our world, helping people connect to their environment...
Episode 86-Maple Sugaring with Wayne Henderek
Maple sugaring is a tradition in the Northeast that began centuries ago with Native Americans and colonists. Now, organizations around the c...
Episode 85-Permit Coordination with John Gray
With more than 160 federal and state laws passed over the past 20 years dealing with the environment and permits, things can become enormous...
Episode 84-Air Quality, Energy and Sustainability with Assistant Commissioner Paul Baldauf
The mission of Air Quality, Energy & Sustainability (AQES) is to ensure that New Jersey’s air is clean and safe to breathe, evaluate and sup...
Episode 83-Site Remediation and Waste Management with Assistant Commissioner Mark Pedersen
Site Remediation and Waste Management Program (SRWMP) is the DEP’s program area that administers laws and regulations concerning contaminate...
Episode 82 - Local Government Assistance with Kerry Kirk Pflugh
The Office of Local Government Assistance plays a crucial role as a liaison between local governments and DEP. This office makes sure that t...
Episode 81-Commissioner Bob Martin
DEP’s core mission is to protect the air, water, land, and natural and historic resources in the state of New Jersey. At the same time, DEP...
Episode 80-Deputy Commissioner David Glass
As Deputy Commissioner, Dave Glass serves as second in command for DEP under Commissioner Bob Martin. He is responsible for continuing the a...
Episode 79-Get the Lead Out Leronda Aviles and Kristin Hansen
Over the last several decades, DEP has been ensuring that all New Jerseyans have safe water to drink and all the necessary information. Sinc...
Episode 78-Land Use Management with Ginger Kopkash
Although New Jersey is far from the largest state in the Union, it is the most densely populated, making it a challenge to protect our land....
Episode 77-Environmental Justice with Riché Outlaw and Joseph Donald
To help address environmental inequities, DEP launched the Environmental Justice Program to ensure fair treatment for people of all races, c...
Episode 76-Natural and Historic Resources with Rich Boornazian
DEP’s Natural and Historic Resources office is charged with preserving and protecting New Jersey’s natural, ecological and cultural resource...