Client Alert

State launches a public information portal and opens a pathway for advanced reactors. New Jersey has taken another significant step toward expanding nuclear generation as Governor Mikie Sherrill convened the first meeting of the State’s Nuclear Task Force on October 1, 2026, and launched the new “Nuclear NJ” public information website. Together, these initiatives signal […]

Failing to file a rent control exemption notice with the municipal construction official did not, on its own, cost a New Jersey apartment building its exemption from local rent control. That is the central holding of a September 28, 2026 opinion from U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in the closely watched Portside Towers litigation […]

What project developers, energy companies, manufacturers, and data center operators need to know. The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, introduced in the U.S. Senate on September 30, 2026, is a federal permitting reform bill that would make sweeping changes to the federal environmental review and permitting framework governing energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, mining, […]

NJDEP’s extension of a key Recycled Content Law exemption provides short-term compliance relief while creating uncertainty across recycling markets. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) has extended a key exemption under New Jersey’s Recycled Content Law, delaying mandatory post-consumer recycled content (“PCR”) requirements for food-contact plastic packaging and containers until January 1, 2030. […]

New Jersey now requires every data center in the state to report its water and energy usage to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) every six months, under legislation (S3379/A4096) signed by Governor Mikie Sherrill on August 27, 2026. The law took effect immediately and requires data centers that have operated for at […]

Annual sale opens August 19, 2026, giving eligible owners a way to offset grid electricity emissions ahead of upcoming reporting periods New York City’s Local Law 97 (LL97) was enacted as part of the city’s Climate Mobilization Act of 2019 and is one of the nation’s most ambitious building decarbonization programs. Codified in the New […]

Congress has taken a significant step toward delaying the sweeping federal restrictions on intoxicating hemp products scheduled to take effect this November.  On August 8, 2026, the U.S. Senate approved a short-term federal funding measure that includes a hemp ban delay, postponing the implementation of most new federal hemp restrictions for approximately one month, from […]

Disputes surrounding New Jersey data centers are intensifying as the State positions itself as a leader in artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and advanced technology infrastructure. Recent proceedings in Vineland and ongoing litigation in Monroe Township illustrate the growing tension among local land-use control, energy concerns, environmental impacts, and statewide economic development objectives. The outcomes of […]

On August 5, New Jersey entered the 90 days before the November 3, 2026 general election. For incumbent officials who are on the ballot, that date activated a longstanding ELEC regulation, N.J.A.C. 19:25-10.10, under which NJ election communications rules can treat routine governmental updates as reportable political activity. Our Public Law group first covered this […]

Industry Faces Continued Uncertainty Ahead of the November 2026 Deadline The U.S. Senate has introduced a funding measure that would temporarily delay implementation of sweeping federal hemp restrictions scheduled to take effect on November 12, 2026. While the proposal provides a potential short-term reprieve for hemp-derived cannabinoid manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and investors, it does not […]

Update (August 2026): For the latest developments in this matter, including the Vineland Planning Board’s review of a self-powered AI campus and Monroe Township’s motion to dismiss, see our updated client alert. New Jersey municipalities are moving aggressively to keep data centers out, and developers are beginning to push back in court. Within the span […]

On June 30, 2026, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed Assembly Bill 5328 (P.L.2026, c.25), establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework governing data brokers and certain businesses that sell or license personal information. While the New Jersey data broker law has garnered attention for imposing annual registration fees that can reach $1.5 million, its significance extends well beyond […]