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LaTourette has led the agency since his predecessor, Catherine R. McCabe, retired in January.
“New Jersey has no shortage of environmental challenges from confronting the climate crisis to modernizing our water infrastructure, LaTourette said. NJDEP is charting a new course for the future in our great state, with a stronger, more just environment at its center.
Murphy s nomination will require confirmation by the state Senate.
LaTourette has a 20-year record fighting for equity and the environment. A New Jersey native and graduate of Rutgers and Rutgers Law School, he initially worked with Erin Brokovich s law firm, defending New Jersey communities whose tap water had been spoiled by petrochemicals.
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