Tom Johnson is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience in reporting and editing at New Jersey newspapers. A veteran reporter for The Newark Star-Ledger, Johnson worked in the Statehouse and in Newark covering energy, environmental and telecommunications issues. Before that he served as editor of the Ridgewood Newspapers and a reporter and editor at the Herald-News. A recipient of many state and national journalism honors, including recognition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for coverage of the environment, he was a member of the Star-Ledger’s nationally award-winning business section. After leaving the Ledger in early 2009, he served as press secretary to the Daggett Campaign for Governor. He lives in Plainfield, N.J.
More from the Contributor
NJ’s open space program stalls after Christie proposes other uses for the money
While New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the Legislature are locked in a standoff, important environmental projects are stalled or su ...
9 years ago
Some NJ property owners want PennEast pipeline surveyors off their land
The battle over the expansion of natural-gas pipelines continues to generate new litigation, with landowners filing suit to stop PennEast ...
9 years ago
New Jersey won’t participate in new EPA clean air goals
There is no chance the Christie administration will draft a proposal to comply with the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean ...
9 years ago
Delaware Riverkeeper sues FERC alleging favoritism towards energy companies
Ratcheting up a fight against the expansion of natural-gas pipelines, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network yesterday filed a lawsuit against ...
9 years ago
Why 16 South Jersey towns are mad at Verizon
Scores of towns in South Jersey are losing much-needed revenue because of an tax court decision that has led Verizon New Jersey to stop p ...
9 years ago
Flint water crisis renews concerns of lead contamination in New Jersey
The state needs to step up its efforts to reduce childhood lead poisoning, including exposure to lead in water, a problem that falls disp ...
9 years ago
New Jersey lawmakers revive debate on whether Barnegat Bay needs help
Still worried about the long-term health of Barnegat Bay, lawmakers are once again looking to the state to take more aggressive action to ...
9 years ago
Natural gas power plant proposed for central New Jersey
New Jersey may be getting another natural-gas-fired power plant thanks to a project that would be built in Hillsborough Township in Somer ...
9 years ago
Environmentalists want fed probe into FERC claiming it favors energy companies
An independent investigation of the federal agency that oversees construction of natural- gas pipelines is being sought by 165 organizati ...
9 years ago
New Jersey Democrats blast Governor Christie’s record on global warming
In the wake of a historic agreement to curb global warming, New Jersey lawmakers yesterday voted to take aggressive steps to reduce carbo ...
9 years ago
Chief executive David Crane of Princeton-based NRG energy resigns as stock plummets
Princeton-based NRG Energy is looking for a new chief executive officer to ...
9 years ago
